Working in partnership locally and nationally to improve the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum through social and political change.
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Policies that demonise and punish people seeking asylum in a bid to court headlines have contributed to successive governments losing control of our asylum system, a new report has...
The Lift the Ban campaign – a coalition of more than 300 businesses, recruiters, trade unions, faith groups, economists and charities – has called on the next Government to...
Following media reports this weekend that the Government has introduced a scheme to give people seeking asylum the right to work, the Lift the Ban Coalition would like to...
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...
What is Lift the Ban? Right now, people seeking asylum in the UK are banned from working. Instead of allowing people – builders, chefs, shop workers, barbers, engineers,...
Business backing for the right to work has always been strong, and we need decision makers to know this. Therefore for the next stage of the campaign, we are...
The Lift The Ban campaign has today published an updated local activism pack, full of tips and suggestions for Lift The Ban campaigners on how to help build momentum...
The Lift The Ban coalition today publishes a new report which sets out why giving people seeking asylum the right to work would boost the UK economy; and allow people...
In June a series of actions and events took place across the UK organised by the Lift the Ban campaign – a coalition of 200 members, including charities,...
Yesterday saw the fifth annual Sanctuary in Parliament event taking place in Portcullis House, Westminster. City of Sanctuary groups travelled from around the UK to meet with their MPs...
