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Colin Yeo
@colinyeo.bsky.social
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Barrister, blogger and author of Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System. Fully updated paperback out now.
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · Nov 12
“It isn’t unusual for a former asylum seeker like Paddington to become British. In fact, 70% of all refugees granted asylum over ten years ago ultimately went on to naturalise as British. What are the requirements that Paddington must have fulfilled?” freemovement.org.uk/an-immigrati...
An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington in Peru: A very British bear - Free Movement
They grow up so fast. As we will see, Paddington himself has almost certainly reached the age of ursine majority, whatever that might be. When I took my
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 2h
In case you missed it: Briefing: “Hamid” disciplinary hearings for immigration lawyers | CJ McKinney
Briefing: “Hamid” disciplinary hearings for immigration lawyers - Free Movement
In the short but landmark judgment of R (Hamid) v Secretary of State for the Home Department EWHC 3070 (Admin), the High Court affirmed that it has the power
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 3h
Spot on from @stephenkb.bsky.social. And the other aspect of this nasty turn is the eliding of British ‘culture’ with ‘white British’, which will shock anyone who has watched TV or football, or listened to music, or read a book, or indeed breathed since 1980.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 3h
I'd Do Anything For Growth (But I Won't Do That)

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More UK visas for highly skilled Indian workers ‘not part of plan’, says Keir Starmer
British premier embarks on two-day trade trip with 125 chief executives, cultural leaders and university vice-chancellors
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 4h
From yesterday: Briefing: what is the ‘right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law? | Colin Yeo
Briefing: what is the 'right of abode' in UK immigration and nationality law? - Free Movement
While the basic concept of the right of abode is relatively simple to explain, the real questions are often who has it and why -- which can very complicated
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19h
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 5h
Properly and appropriately searing criticism of Jenrick by @stephenkb.bsky.social in his newsletter this morning. Jenrick is obsessed with skin colour as a supposed signal of integration. There's a word for people like that.
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 5h
New from FM: Immigration roundup podcast: September 2025 | Sonia Lenegan
Immigration roundup podcast: September 2025 - Free Movement
To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here.
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 6h
New from Free Movement: Immigration roundup podcast: September 2025 | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/immigration-...
Immigration roundup podcast: September 2025 - Free Movement
To access previous Free Movement podcasts click here.
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 18h
In case you missed it: Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #88 | Sonia Lenegan
Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #88 - Free Movement
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! 
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 22h
New from FM: Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 | Sonia Lenegan
Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 - Free Movement
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! 
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 22h
New from FM: John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration | Sonia Lenegan
John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration - Free Movement
Today John Tuckett has officially been appointed as the new Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, leaving a vacancy for his most recent post
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 23h
New from Free Movement: Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/free-movemen...
Free Movement Weekly Newsletter #89 - Free Movement
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter! 
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 23h
New from Free Movement: John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration | Sonia Lenegan freemovement.org.uk/john-tuckett...
John Tuckett appointed as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration - Free Movement
Today John Tuckett has officially been appointed as the new Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, leaving a vacancy for his most recent post
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 1d
In case you missed it: Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider human rights appeal where no notice filed | Sonia Lenegan
Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to consider human rights appeal where no notice filed - Free Movement
The First-tier Tribunal proceeded to determine the human rights appeal, stating that it was exercising case management powers Rule 6 of the Tribunal Procedure
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d
If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 1d
From yesterday: Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know | Ross Kennedy
Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know - Free Movement
The UK’s immigration landscape is undergoing a significant shift at the moment and one way this is clearly evident is in the realm of sponsor licence
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 1d
New from FM: Briefing: what is the ‘right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law? | Colin Yeo
Briefing: what is the 'right of abode' in UK immigration and nationality law? - Free Movement
While the basic concept of the right of abode is relatively simple to explain, the real questions are often who has it and why -- which can very complicated
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 1d
New from Free Movement: Briefing: what is the ‘right of abode’ in UK immigration and nationality law? | Colin Yeo freemovement.org.uk/what-is-the-...
Briefing: what is the 'right of abode' in UK immigration and nationality law? - Free Movement
While the basic concept of the right of abode is relatively simple to explain, the real questions are often who has it and why -- which can very complicated
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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 2d
I expect we'll be seeing a lot more of this.
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 2d
In case you missed it: Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? | Sonia Lenegan
Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? - Free Movement
The Home Secretary has claimed (as have many of the last several of them) that the modern slavery identification process is "being misused" and has used this
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 2d
Interesting. One reason for doubling of employer sponsor licence (that enable them to recruit from abroad) revocations is omitting to conduct right to work checks. There's no strict legal duty normally but doing so is a condition of holding a sponsor licence. freemovement.org.uk/surge-in-spo...
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 2d
New from FM: Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know | Ross Kennedy
Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know - Free Movement
The UK’s immigration landscape is undergoing a significant shift at the moment and one way this is clearly evident is in the realm of sponsor licence
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 2d
New from Free Movement: Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know | Ross Kennedy freemovement.org.uk/surge-in-spo...
Surge in sponsor licence enforcement: what immigration practitioners need to know - Free Movement
The UK’s immigration landscape is undergoing a significant shift at the moment and one way this is clearly evident is in the realm of sponsor licence
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Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 2d
The next Conservative government will take the UK out of the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act. Kemi Badenoch announced her decision after taking advice from Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC, who had warned her that withdrawal would not be a “silver bullet”.

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How UK could leave ECHR
Withdrawal would allow EU to end criminal law enforcement co-operation
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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 4d
From yesterday: Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man | Sonia Lenegan
Successful challenge to certification of human rights claim for gay man - Free Movement
A gay man from India has successfully challenged a decision by the Home Secretary to certify his human rights claim, meaning that he was unable to appeal the
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