Advocacy Update 17 December 2025
Just a brief update on key refugee & asylum campaigning work from us this week, including a couple of crucial actions you can take over the festive period. As...
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Brummie letter to Shabana Mahmood – the Home Secretary
On 27th October we asked people and organisations to sign an open letter to the newly elected Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, a Birmingham MP to say how we were...
Bringing the reality of border violence home to Parliament
The horrifying reality of violence on the UK/France border was unveiled at Parliament this week. On Monday, December 8, members of the Asylum Matters team were privileged to join...
Advocacy Update 3 December 2025
1. Advocacy and campaigning initiatives 2. Government and Parliamentary updates 3. Reports and research 4. Resources, events, jobs and training 5. What we’re reading, watching and listening to 1....
Advocacy Update 20th November 2025
1. Advocacy and campaigning initiatives 2. Government and Parliamentary updates 3. Reports and research 4. Resources, events, jobs and training 5. What we’re reading, watching and listening to 1....
New anti-refugee laws put asylum rights under more threat than ever
On Monday, the Home Secretary announced a radical overhaul of the UK’s refugee protection system. The Government itself has called these changes the most significant change to the asylum...
Open letter: 300 + charities condemn Home Office ‘compulsory volunteering’ plan
More than 300 charities and voluntary organisations have warned the Home Secretary that they ‘cannot accept’ her proposal to make volunteering a condition of leave to remain in the...
Advocacy Update 9th November 2025
1. Advocacy and campaigning initiatives 2. Government and Parliamentary updates 3. Reports and research 4. Resources, events, jobs and training 5. What we’re reading, watching and listening to 1....
Advocacy Update 22 October 2025
1. Advocacy and campaigning initiatives 2. Government and Parliamentary updates 3. Reports and research 4. Resources, events, jobs and training 5. What we’re reading, watching and listening to 1....
Advocacy Update 8th October 2025
1. Advocacy and campaigning initiatives 2. Government and Parliamentary updates 3. Reports and research 4. Resources, events, jobs and training 5. What we’re reading, watching and listening to 1....