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“Has this government learnt nothing from what happened to Mo Farah?”
In a fascinating latest piece on the Independent, RAMP Principal Tim Farron MP draws on reflections from the shocking revelations of Sir Mo Farah and his recent visit to Calais with the APPG for Migration, writing about a different - more compassionate -approach to refugee policy going forward.
“The government’s shameful, invasive treatment of LGBTQ+ refugees shows why we still need Pride”
As celebrations for Pride spread throughout the country, in an article for ‘Pink News’, RAMP Principal and Sheffield Hallam MP Olivia Blake argues that UK policy makers cannot congratulate themselves on how far they have come compared to other countries if they do not improve the asylum system for LGBTQ+ people.
“I went to Calais and witnessed our government's cruel approach to immigration policy first hand”
In an article for a local Sheffield magazine, RAMP Principal Olivia Blake MP recounts her recent visit to Calais with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration. Having heard first hand from asylum seekers in Calais about their risky journeys and determination to settle in the UK, Olivia Blake argues that the Rwanda policy will not work, and that ‘deporting people seeking refuge against their will is wrong’.
I joined 25 Bishops in condemning plans to send refugees to Rwanda – here’s why
RAMP Principal and Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, in an opinion piece on the Independent, explains the reasons why he has joined 25 bishop of the Church of England who serve in the House of Lords to sign a letter expressing great concern over the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
UK’s Rwanda asylum plans are shallow, expensive, and counterproductive
RAMP Principal and Liberal Democrat MP, Tim Farron, following a cross-party APPG Migration delegation visit to Calais last week, argues that the UK Rwanda’s plan are ‘are shallow, expensive, and counterproductive’.
The Rwanda refugees plan flies in the face of Christian teachings
The Bishop of Durham and RAMP Principal Paul Butler writes in the Independent that the Rwanda deal goes against Christian teachings of welcoming the stranger.
Allowing asylum seekers the right to work after six months is common sense
RAMP Principal Baroness Stroud makes the common sense case for MPs to pass the Lords’ amendment on the right to work for asylum seekers after six months of their initial application.
Refugees should be able to work in the UK while they claim asylum, say 81% of British public
RAMP Principal and Conservative Peer Philippa Stroud argues that giving asylum seekers the right to work while they wait for a decision is “not only compassionate, it is common sense”.
Giving asylum seekers the right to work is a win-win
RAMP Principal Baroness Stroud makes the policy case in the Times Red Box for granting asylum seekers the right to work after six months from their initial asylum application.
Safe and Legal Routes must be a Pillar of our Asylum System
David Simmonds wrote an article in Politics Home asking the Home Office to renew its determination to introduce safe and legal routes for refugees.