Campaigners circle Parliament aboard an open-topped bus
CAMPAIGNERS circled Parliament aboard an open-topped bus today in protest at the “cruel” Rwanda deal as a new survey challenged Tory claims that those targeted for deportation are “not genuine refugees.”
The survey, by the coalition group Together with Refugees, found that almost half of asylum-seekers threatened with deportation to the African country are married or engaged, while a fifth have children.
The findings, published today, also revealed that three-quarters of the 213 asylum-seekers involved in the analysis have fled countries where 82 per cent are granted refugee status by the Home Office after reaching Britain.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES