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Citizenship is a right, not a privilege.
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Citizenship is a right, not a privilege.
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Plus everyone reports it as ILR increasing from 5 to 10 years. But there will be a far larger groups on the 15 year pathway than on the 10 year pathway.
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Plus everyone reports it as ILR increasing from 5 to 10 years. But there will be a far larger groups on the 15 year pathway than on the 10 year pathway.
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"This is theft on a state level, with little to no chance of people being able to replace the phones and contacts once it has happened," said Daniel Sohege.
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
Phone seizures denounced as latest 'inhumane' asylum seeker policy in UK
Refugees and rights groups warn new legislation increasingly undermining Britain's status as a safe haven
www.middleeasteye.net
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"This is theft on a state level, with little to no chance of people being able to replace the phones and contacts once it has happened," said Daniel Sohege.
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
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who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
who could have predicted that stopping international students, care workers and nurses from coming to the UK would damage the economy/public finances while yielding precisely no political benefits?
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
Oh. Me.
[& lots of others obviously]
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This is why the Government's strategy is doomed. The British public's view of immigration is completely disconnected from reality, and copying the last government by pursuing increasingly vicious crackdowns on legal migration is delivering the same outcome.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
This is why the Government's strategy is doomed. The British public's view of immigration is completely disconnected from reality, and copying the last government by pursuing increasingly vicious crackdowns on legal migration is delivering the same outcome.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Just a few days left to apply! We’re looking for proactive people to join the team, and have the following roles available:
🔹 Policy and Communications Officer
🔸 Interim Head of Policy and Communications
Deadline for both roles are 14 January 2026, 9am. Learn more and apply now: buff.ly/sdAy7Tq
🔹 Policy and Communications Officer
🔸 Interim Head of Policy and Communications
Deadline for both roles are 14 January 2026, 9am. Learn more and apply now: buff.ly/sdAy7Tq
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Just a few days left to apply! We’re looking for proactive people to join the team, and have the following roles available:
🔹 Policy and Communications Officer
🔸 Interim Head of Policy and Communications
Deadline for both roles are 14 January 2026, 9am. Learn more and apply now: buff.ly/sdAy7Tq
🔹 Policy and Communications Officer
🔸 Interim Head of Policy and Communications
Deadline for both roles are 14 January 2026, 9am. Learn more and apply now: buff.ly/sdAy7Tq
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Not just the USA.
The entire Western world has entrenched this discrimination through extortionate fees, passport regulations, and violence along colonial lines.
So goods may flow freely, but people may not.
The entire Western world has entrenched this discrimination through extortionate fees, passport regulations, and violence along colonial lines.
So goods may flow freely, but people may not.
January 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Not just the USA.
The entire Western world has entrenched this discrimination through extortionate fees, passport regulations, and violence along colonial lines.
So goods may flow freely, but people may not.
The entire Western world has entrenched this discrimination through extortionate fees, passport regulations, and violence along colonial lines.
So goods may flow freely, but people may not.
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We need you! We are currently recruiting volunteer interpreters. As a volunteer interpreter, you will support calls with people in detention, helping us provide vital practical and emotional support. To apply, please visit our website: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...
January 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
We need you! We are currently recruiting volunteer interpreters. As a volunteer interpreter, you will support calls with people in detention, helping us provide vital practical and emotional support. To apply, please visit our website: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...
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On crucial issues the BBC now barely even tries to report facts, only the perspectives of particular political actors on the facts, & without helping anyone understand which perspectives might be worthy of belief. This helped lead to Brexit & now it‘s helping to normalise fascism internationally
Two starkly opposed Americas laid bare by deadly ICE shooting
The incident is threatening to inflame a deeply contentious debate over immigration enforcement.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
On crucial issues the BBC now barely even tries to report facts, only the perspectives of particular political actors on the facts, & without helping anyone understand which perspectives might be worthy of belief. This helped lead to Brexit & now it‘s helping to normalise fascism internationally
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Join this free event where we will unpack the Government’s “earned settlement” proposals. Please RT! ow.ly/SOwQ50XQBFp #NoOneisIllegal #MigrationisLife #TheseWallsMustFall
December 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Join this free event where we will unpack the Government’s “earned settlement” proposals. Please RT! ow.ly/SOwQ50XQBFp #NoOneisIllegal #MigrationisLife #TheseWallsMustFall
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The last time I checked a couple of years ago, the Home Office cost recovery target on visa processing was 202%, but in the latest annual report it was 241% - meaning that for every £100 it costs to administer the visa system, the department aims to raise £241 in fees.
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
The last time I checked a couple of years ago, the Home Office cost recovery target on visa processing was 202%, but in the latest annual report it was 241% - meaning that for every £100 it costs to administer the visa system, the department aims to raise £241 in fees.
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Strong stuff from the Chancellor 💪🏻 One slight prob: her gov's NRPF policy (which restricts access to MOST benefits not just UC & which they're planning to extend to those w/ ILR) does precisely this: discriminates between children based on where parents are from www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Strong stuff from the Chancellor 💪🏻 One slight prob: her gov's NRPF policy (which restricts access to MOST benefits not just UC & which they're planning to extend to those w/ ILR) does precisely this: discriminates between children based on where parents are from www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Indifference doesn’t create meaningful change. Neutrality doesn’t achieve migrant justice. Instead, indifference creates a vacuum that allows the far-right to thrive.
Read more about indifference in our latest #WordsMatter explainer buff.ly/koZ8IhC
Read more about indifference in our latest #WordsMatter explainer buff.ly/koZ8IhC
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Indifference doesn’t create meaningful change. Neutrality doesn’t achieve migrant justice. Instead, indifference creates a vacuum that allows the far-right to thrive.
Read more about indifference in our latest #WordsMatter explainer buff.ly/koZ8IhC
Read more about indifference in our latest #WordsMatter explainer buff.ly/koZ8IhC
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If you read anything today, please make it this excellent piece. Racism & nativism are catastrophic & must be defeated if we’re to avoid disaster. Voluntary migration is great & makes a better world for us all. Expand free movement wherever possible. We have to stop apologising & go on the attack.
"Go to any small town, in the US, UK, or EU, listen to young people there and you’ll hear talk of 'getting out.' If that is what they want, they should be free to make a go of it. Free movement with other countries increases their choices in doing so." www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-g...
We Need to Get Off the Defensive About Immigration
Free movement is a fantastic thing, and we should say it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
If you read anything today, please make it this excellent piece. Racism & nativism are catastrophic & must be defeated if we’re to avoid disaster. Voluntary migration is great & makes a better world for us all. Expand free movement wherever possible. We have to stop apologising & go on the attack.
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"Denmark’s Refugee Appeals Board does deliver final decisions quickly and has very few onward challenges. However, Denmark also has far higher initial grant rates (around 65–70 per cent) than the UK (47%) and invests heavily in high-quality first decisions". ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-asyl...
Labour’s asylum appeals overhaul: what the new system means in practice - UK in a changing Europe
Ali Ahmadi, Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello explain what Labour's proposed overhaul in the asylum appeals process will mean in practice.
ukandeu.ac.uk
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"Denmark’s Refugee Appeals Board does deliver final decisions quickly and has very few onward challenges. However, Denmark also has far higher initial grant rates (around 65–70 per cent) than the UK (47%) and invests heavily in high-quality first decisions". ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-asyl...
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Register now for our forthcoming IN-PERSON seminar later this month:
The Refugee Convention in a hostile world: diverse contexts of risk, 29 January 2026, 6pm-7pm, G22, Ground Floor, Senate House
Learn more and register:
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#RefugeeConvention #InternationalLaw
The Refugee Convention in a hostile world: diverse contexts of risk, 29 January 2026, 6pm-7pm, G22, Ground Floor, Senate House
Learn more and register:
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#RefugeeConvention #InternationalLaw
January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Register now for our forthcoming IN-PERSON seminar later this month:
The Refugee Convention in a hostile world: diverse contexts of risk, 29 January 2026, 6pm-7pm, G22, Ground Floor, Senate House
Learn more and register:
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#RefugeeConvention #InternationalLaw
The Refugee Convention in a hostile world: diverse contexts of risk, 29 January 2026, 6pm-7pm, G22, Ground Floor, Senate House
Learn more and register:
rli.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#RefugeeConvention #InternationalLaw