Illegal Migration Bill

UK Politics

More than just an election: The other key political events in 2024

— From new immigration laws to the COVID inquiry’s module on vaccines, 2024 is more than just a year to head to the polls.

Immigration

Suella Braverman warns of ‘unmanageable’ numbers of asylum seekers – The data shows we hardly take any

— The current government is the most aggressively anti-refugee administration in British history, with laws threatening to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and language used to discuss refugees linked to increasing unrest. Yet, Suella Braverman warns that millions more people will come to Britain, “uncontrolled and unmanageable”. A migration “hurricane” is

UK Immigration Policy

‘Performative cruelty’: The hostile architecture of the UK government’s migrant barge

— Semi-carceral facilities accommodating irregular migrants are designed to be hostile spaces that expose people to substandard conditions and keep them on the move, detached from wider society.

Immigration

Rwanda plan is in legal limbo, but history shows such migration deals are unlikely to disappear

— The UK government wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, but the court says it’s illegal. The deal is part of a wider policy to deter irregular migration and make deals with other countries. Similar schemes have been tried before in history.

UK Immigration Policy

How the UK’s new immigration law will put more people at risk of modern slavery

— The government has claimed that irregular migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of modern slavery to avoid being deported, but there is little evidence to support this.

Modern Slavery

Theresa May: Illegal Migration Bill will hurt modern slavery victims

— Former PM Theresa May criticised the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill, saying it could harm victims of modern slavery and arguing that it conflates immigration and modern slavery issues.

Rwanda Deportations

It could cost the taxpayer £169,000 to deport each migrant to Rwanda – and possibly even more

— The government says it will cost £169,000 per person to send migrants to Rwanda, but this is based on shaky assumptions and does not include many other costs. The real cost is likely to be much higher and the plan may not work at all.

Migrant Workers

I’ve worked in precarious jobs for more than 10 years – here’s what unions should do to support migrant workers

— Since 2011, I’ve worked in more than 20 precarious workplaces in hospitality, manufacturing and logistics – and I have only seen a union once.

Illegal Migration Bill

Illegal migration bill: Can the government ignore the European Court of Human Rights?

— The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that interim measures are legally binding under international law.

UK Politics

The UK’s unworkable immigration plans allow the government to blame others for its failure

— The illegal migration bill is performative politics that allows the Conservatives to blame opponents ahead of a key election.

COMMENT

Rishi Sunak’s Goldilocks migration strategy: ‘Stop the boats’ and ‘start the legal’ passage

— Rishi Sunak is trying to please both moderate and hard-lined rebels within his party regarding UK migration policies. The UK needs ‘safe and legal’ routes for both economic migrants and persecuted people so they don’t have to risk taking boats. It’s time for humane migration policies in the UK.

UK Politics

The Gary Lineker controversy

— The incident has been widely reported and discussed in the media recently, yet for clarity, here is an overview of the dispute that has captivated the BBC for days and started when Gary Lineker tweeted his views on the government's new immigration legislation.

Refugee Rights

Illegal immigration bill does more than ‘push the boundaries’ of international law

— The UK government is introducing a bill to deter small boat migration and remove those who arrive illegally. It violates international law, overriding domestic laws, the Refugee Convention and Human Rights Law.