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Bishop of Durham Paul Butler's thoughts on refugees at Christmas
RAMP Principal and Bishop of Durham Paul Butler shared his reflections on the hardship that refugee children face being separated from their parents, calling for the government to expand family reunion pathways.
Olivia Blakes MP’s statement on the High Court's ruling of the UK-Rwanda deal
RAMP Principal and Olivia Blake MP published a statement with her first impressions of the High Court's ruling on the UK-Rwanda deal.
“There is no alternative migrant route but this” says Tim Farron MP
In a piece in the Express, RAMP Principal Tim Farron MP argues that the solution to stop dangerous Channel journeys is complex: it requires immediately clearing the backlog, ensuring a “competently administered” asylum process AND the expansion of a range of safe routes.
Opening safe routes is one way in which the government could stop Channel deaths from happening says Tim Farron MP
RAMP Principal Tim Farron MP speaks to Cumbria TV about the recent death of four people in the English Channel.
More media reporting on David Simmond’s MP call for the government to open safe and legal routes
More media outlets have been reporting on RAMP Principal and Conservative MP David Simmonds’ call for the government to open safe and legal routes for people fleeing persecution and war.
David Simmonds’ question on safe and legal routes to the Home Secretary is quoted in the i
David Simmonds’ MP question on safe and legal routes is reported by the i as contributing to put pressure on PM to create safe and legal routes to claim asylum in the UK.
David Simmonds MP tells Sky News the UK is "not a particularly popular destination for asylum seekers"
After the latest loss of life in the Channel, RAMP Principal David Simmonds MP speaks to Sky News about the reasons why some asylum seekers take the perilous route to the UK.
“To stop deaths in the English Channel, the Government must explore alternative asylum arrangements”
Following the anniversary of the tragic loss of life in the English Channel last November, RAMP Principal David Simmonds MP argues that the government’s focus on deterrence policies detracts from developing solutions that can effect real change in the asylum system.
David Simmonds MP speaks to LBC about UK-France deal on Channel Crossings
In an interview with LBC, David Simmonds MP comments on the latest UK-France Channel agreement. He argues the deal is is ‘a big step forward’ in greater cooperation with France, but issues remain on delays in asylum processing.
“Channel Crossings crisis will only be solved with cooperation with the French”
In an Interview with Channel 4, RAMP Principal and former Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes comments on the latest deal between the UK and France deal on Channel crossings.
“Compassion for those crossing the Channel”
In the wake of increasing Channel Crossings, RAMP Principal Bishop Paul of Durham writes in the Church Times about the need for for a compassionate policy response to the increase of Channel Crossings rather than a dehumanising rhetoric of 'othering'.
“The UK must ditch the hostile environment to avoid another Manston”
In a recent piece in PoliticsHome, RAMP Principal Olivia Blake MP writes that the terrible conditions at Manston are only a symptom of a broken asylum and immigration system.
David Simmonds MP talks to the Independent on how to fix the asylum system
RAMP Principal David Simmonds tells the Independent that the Home Secretary’s priority should be reducing the giant backlog of asylum claims and increasing safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to arrive to Britan.
“We need to clear the asylum backlog so that people aren't illegally detained in poor conditions in centres like Manston”
In a latest Channel 4 interview on the Home Office’s approach to asylum processing at Manston, RAMP Principal Caroline Nokes MP stresses the importance of clearing the asylum backlog so that people aren't illegally detained in poor conditions in centres like Manston.