Joint Public Letter to the Incoming Prime Minister
Today, 300 organisations and over 500 individuals have written to the incoming Prime Minister urging him to fix our broken asylum system and to protect, rather than punish, people...
New General Election resources: calling on candidates to defend the right to seek safety
A General Election is highly likely to be called in 2024. After years of hostility towards people seeking safety, we now have the opportunity to build a system that...
Open Letter to Jill Mortimer MP
Following a recent tragic incident in Hartlepool, Jill Mortimer MP has made a series of harmful comments about people seeking safety in the House of Commons and in the...
Fighting the Anti-Refugee Laws in our communities
In July 2023, the passing into law of the Illegal Migration Act created a near-total ban on seeking safety in the UK. But against huge odds and in the...
Open Letter to Port of Tyne: No Floating Prisons on the Tyne
In early June, reports in the Guardian suggested that the Government is considering plans to use a barge to accommodate people seeking asylum on the Tyne. In response, people across...
Guest Blog: Tynemouth Together with Refugees and the High Street Challenge
Tynemouth Together with Refugees is a campaign group calling for a fairer, more compassionate approach to refugees. Throughout 2023 they have been reaching out to businesses across North Tyneside...
Public Letter to PD Ports: No Floating Prisons on the Tees
In early June, reports in the Guardian suggested that the Government is considering plans to use a barge to accommodate people seeking asylum at Teesport. In response, people across Teesside,...
Calling on Local Authorities to Fight the #AntiRefugee Laws
In July 2023, the UK Government’s Illegal Migration Act passed into law, destroying the right to seek safety in the UK. This cruel and unworkable piece of legislation followed...
More than 320 organisations call out UK Government’s latest Anti-Refugee Bill
More than 320 organisations have signed an open letter to PM Rishi Sunak condemning the Illegal Migration Bill, the UK Government’s latest #AntiRefugeeBill. The full letter, as well as...
New Briefing: Asylum Accommodation and Quasi-Detention
The current ‘crisis’ in the asylum accommodation system is a result of the failure of the Home Office to make timely decisions, recent reforms in the Nationality and Borders...