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17 Aug 2021 Foreign affairs

Government Is Facing Urgent Calls To Expand Afghan Relocation Scheme As Thousands Flee From The Taliban

Pressure is growing on the Home Office to expand their Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (ARAP) to get more people out of the country following its fall to the Taliban.

17 Aug 2021 Foreign affairs

Britain has a responsibility to lead an international refugee plan for Afghan women and girls

After 20 years of female education and access to work, women journalists, lawyers, members of parliament, activists and NGO workers have vanished from public sight.

16 Aug 2021 Defence

Home Office Will Keep Afghan Refugee Policy "Under Review" Based On Capacity For Support

The Home Office has said it will keep the number of Afghan refugees allowed to resettle in Britain “under review” after their country was taken under control of the Taliban, leading thousands to flee.

16 Aug 2021 Defence

Defence Committee Chair Says UK Must Take In "At Least" Tens Of Thousands Of Afghan Refugees

Defence select committee chair Tobias Ellwood has told PoliticsHome that Britain will need to accept “at least” tens of thousands of Afghan asylum seekers fleeing the Taliban.

13 Aug 2021 Foreign affairs

Withdrawal from Afghanistan has placed women and girls in mortal danger

Right now, we must provide support for women and girls in Afghanistan, let alone for the translators. It’s time for Global Britain to step up.

11 Aug 2021 Defence

Former Foreign Secretary Warns UK Aid Cuts Would "Compound The Agony" Of Taliban Resurgence

David Miliband has criticised "significant" foreign aid cuts by the UK, warning further withdrawal of support to Afghanistan would "compound the agony" for civilians.

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27 Jul 2021 Foreign affairs

Statement: Save the Children ‘deeply distressed’ that five Rohingya refugees killed in heavy rain and landslides in Cox’s Bazar

09 Jul 2021 Home affairs

Under the Nationality and Borders Bill, I could not become an NHS doctor

If I were fleeing for my life today, I would be classified as an “irregular” asylum seeker and summarily removed from the country. Refugees deserve a fair and compassionate asylum system.

This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears

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21 Jun 2021 Education

This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears

Members of the Citizens of the World Choir come from all over the globe, but thanks to National Lottery funding and support from across the political spectrum, they’re all singing from the same hymn sheet now.

15 Jun 2021 Home affairs

We will never turn our back on refugees

As part of the New Plan for Immigration, refugees who are resettled to the UK will be given the stability to rebuild their lives through being granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival.

08 Jun 2021 Home affairs

The UK must be a place of sanctuary for refugees

My Bill would enable child refugees to bring their parents and siblings to join them in the UK, as well as allowing adult refugees to be joined by their children.

08 Jun 2021 Home affairs

The Home Office must replace bullying rhetoric with fair and effective immigration policies

The “hostile environment” is being unleashed on genuine refugees. If its aim was to remove failed asylum seekers, it’s not working.

27 Apr 2021 Home affairs

Successful integration is the key to an effective asylum system

There are currently significant barriers to successful integration for asylum seekers. Local authorities need more tools and funding to welcome refugees and help them rebuild their lives.

12 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Poor conditions in refugee camps make them a ticking time bomb for Covid to thrive

This a potential humanitarian disaster that is entirely avoidable if Ministers move swiftly to prevent it with new funding, and practical steps to get medical supplies and PPE to the refugee camps.

17 Sep 2020 Home affairs

The government cannot keep using Covid-19 as an excuse not to re-start the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme

We have a duty to help those who turn to us for safety, that's why I have written to Priti Patel urging her to restart the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and reaffirm the commitment to resettling at least 5,000 refugees a year.

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16 Sep 2020 Foreign affairs

A British child rescued by government officials from Syria asked whether others in a Save the Children centre could come too

Following Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s announcement the UK is bringing home a British child from North East Syria, Save the Children’s Syria Response Director Sonia Khush said:

14 Sep 2020 Foreign affairs

We have a responsibility to help vulnerable refugee children access legal routes to safety in the UK

Britain must play its part in tackling this refugee crisis and offer to rapidly relocate our fair share of the 407 unaccompanied refugee children impacted by the Moria fire.

25 Aug 2020 Home affairs

This government is yet again attempting to scapegoat migrants for their own mismanagement

We should have no time for criminals exploiting desperate refugees, but nor should we for a government that refuses to see the bigger picture and take the obvious steps to prevent this exploitation.

09 Aug 2020 Foreign affairs

Priti Patel calls for military help to stop migrants crossing English Channel

Priti Patel has called on the Royal Navy to help reduce the number of migrant boats crossing the English Channel.

07 Jul 2020 Foreign affairs

As coronavirus spreads, a shadow pandemic of domestic violence is looming for women and girls

As with our own lockdown, the Covid-19 quarantine brings with it an unseen shadow pandemic of violence towards women and girls who are trapped in their homes, unable to escape their abusers.

30 Jun 2020 Home affairs

Boris Johnson under mounting pressure to protect child refugees as Immigration Bill rebellion grows

Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to guarantee the rights of child refugees, as support for cross-party amendments to the government's Immigration Bill grows.

22 May 2020 Coronavirus

With the coronavirus pandemic looming, the situation for the Rohingya is becoming increasingly desperate

Rohingya Refugees are being fenced in and communication blocked, just as coronavirus cases are confirmed in camps, according to a new report from the International Development Committee.

14 May 2020 Coronavirus

Covid-19: Media reports of the first confirmed case in the Rohingya refugee camps is a major cause for concern, warns Save the Children

Bangladesh risks losing decades of child development gains as Coronavirus sweeps through the country.