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Politics on migration can be progressive.
Spain to grant around half a million undocumented migrants legal status reut.rs/45UIrJJ
Spain to grant around half a million undocumented migrants legal status
Spain's Socialist-led government presented a draft decree on Tuesday to expedite legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, in its latest move to integrate migrant workers even as other European countries curb immigration.
reut.rs
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Politics on migration can be progressive.
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Ok sure our weapons use is different but raids are extremely violent. If Reform win the next GE then we absolutely will see enforcement that is even more ramped up and violent. And they're already dictating the agenda through Labour so let's see how much further Mahmood herself will go.
"The way we do immigration enforcement could not be more different."
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood reassures LBC listeners that American ICE-style tactics will not be coming to the UK.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood reassures LBC listeners that American ICE-style tactics will not be coming to the UK.
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Ok sure our weapons use is different but raids are extremely violent. If Reform win the next GE then we absolutely will see enforcement that is even more ramped up and violent. And they're already dictating the agenda through Labour so let's see how much further Mahmood herself will go.
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What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
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Sadiq Khan says integration matters. But making refugee status temporary "will leave people in a precarious state, suspended in limbo for years, their lives overshadowed with uncertainty”
Doubling how long it takes people to settle "doesn't give people a stake in society, it takes that stake away"
Doubling how long it takes people to settle "doesn't give people a stake in society, it takes that stake away"
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Sadiq Khan says integration matters. But making refugee status temporary "will leave people in a precarious state, suspended in limbo for years, their lives overshadowed with uncertainty”
Doubling how long it takes people to settle "doesn't give people a stake in society, it takes that stake away"
Doubling how long it takes people to settle "doesn't give people a stake in society, it takes that stake away"
I do want to point out that this is the country of the Hostile Environment, Windrush, a Home Office bragging about deportations/using very inflammatory language, amongst other things. The budget might not be there to have a force as widespread and heinous as ICE, but the *will* is absolutely there.
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I do want to point out that this is the country of the Hostile Environment, Windrush, a Home Office bragging about deportations/using very inflammatory language, amongst other things. The budget might not be there to have a force as widespread and heinous as ICE, but the *will* is absolutely there.
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⭐ Free workshops for Tower Hamlets schools! ⭐
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 AM
⭐ Free workshops for Tower Hamlets schools! ⭐
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
We're excited to offer free workshops for KS2-5 students and teacher training. If you’d like to find out more, you can email our Learning Manager tia@migrationmuseum.
This initiative is generously funded by the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
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It's hard to see how the Government expects to attract highly skilled workers while rewriting the rules to push out doctors, care workers, engineers - workers from ANY industry - already building lives here.
If promises don’t hold, why would anyone trust them?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If promises don’t hold, why would anyone trust them?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves plans to refund some visa fees in effort to attract ‘trailblazer’ investment to UK
Chancellor, who flies to Davos on Tuesday, will announce changes aimed at encouraging global firms to bring highly skilled staff to Britain
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 AM
It's hard to see how the Government expects to attract highly skilled workers while rewriting the rules to push out doctors, care workers, engineers - workers from ANY industry - already building lives here.
If promises don’t hold, why would anyone trust them?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If promises don’t hold, why would anyone trust them?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Government wants to make it massively harder for migrants and refugees to get settlement. They are betraying millions of people already living and working here.
Email your MP now and tell them to speak out.
act.praxis.org.uk/email-mp-con...
Email your MP now and tell them to speak out.
act.praxis.org.uk/email-mp-con...
The Government is betraying its promise to millions. Email your MP now & defend migrant rights.
The Government is ramping up their hostile environment policies once again. This time, they want to make it harder than ever for migrants and refugees to settle in the UK permanently. Email your MP no...
act.praxis.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Government wants to make it massively harder for migrants and refugees to get settlement. They are betraying millions of people already living and working here.
Email your MP now and tell them to speak out.
act.praxis.org.uk/email-mp-con...
Email your MP now and tell them to speak out.
act.praxis.org.uk/email-mp-con...
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Of the many things that are urgently needed in this moment, one of them is certainly solidarity for immigrants and a better understanding how our borders are selectively policed and aggressively enforced.
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Of the many things that are urgently needed in this moment, one of them is certainly solidarity for immigrants and a better understanding how our borders are selectively policed and aggressively enforced.
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A week and a bit into the job search, so obviously going to keep re-upping this. Pretty sure that this is the worst time of year to be looking for jobs in my area, but if you are looking for a Comms, policy, advocacy person, or know someone who is, please do let me know or share.
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Sadly it is official, my current employment contract finishes at the end of March. It has been a fantastic three years at Migrant Voice. If you, or someone you know, knows of job opportunities for an experienced policy, advocacy and comms person, across multiple sectors, please do let me know.
January 17, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A week and a bit into the job search, so obviously going to keep re-upping this. Pretty sure that this is the worst time of year to be looking for jobs in my area, but if you are looking for a Comms, policy, advocacy person, or know someone who is, please do let me know or share.
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It is simply a lie to claim that the Conservative government (or any other UK government in recent history) oversaw 'an open borders experiment".
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:37 AM
It is simply a lie to claim that the Conservative government (or any other UK government in recent history) oversaw 'an open borders experiment".
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
No excuse for the PM or Reed repeating this lie or for media not describing it as such.
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hi paul, perhaps you should ask anyone who's been through the hostile environment if they think it's "cosplay". you can also ask me what labour's home office did to my wife's naturalisation certificate while you're at it
It’s amazing service to the Tory party from the British press that at the same time they the Tories were cosplaying the hostile environment they were signing almost a million visas per year.
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
hi paul, perhaps you should ask anyone who's been through the hostile environment if they think it's "cosplay". you can also ask me what labour's home office did to my wife's naturalisation certificate while you're at it
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Starmer keeps using this line, & it's bonkers.
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
!["And this is what Keir Starmer’s press secretary has said about Robert Jenrick at the lobby briefing this morning.
[Highlighted] Robert Jenrick was the immigration minister in a government that presided over an open borders experiment [Highlighted], a health minister who left people stuck on waiting lists, and a Treasury minister during the worst decline in living standards on record.”
While Reform continues to welcome failed Tory retreads, this Labor government is putting the country back on track."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cixgmtrg7nzy4gkmyfeosaox/bafkreibe3jczrmbmzfnhj2adl4qe432lbpmcbn6m6qrentwih7vxj4fu7y@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Starmer keeps using this line, & it's bonkers.
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
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Last night, over 100 people in two of the UK’s immigration detention centres (Harmondsworth & Brook house) resisted their unjust deportation by coming together and refusing to move.
Their protest was met with riot police and dogs.
Many have now been deported.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Their protest was met with riot police and dogs.
Many have now been deported.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
More than 100 asylum seekers stage ‘one in, one out’ protests at detention centres
Officers with riot shields, dogs and teargas called in to quell action at Harmondsworth and Brook House facilities
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Last night, over 100 people in two of the UK’s immigration detention centres (Harmondsworth & Brook house) resisted their unjust deportation by coming together and refusing to move.
Their protest was met with riot police and dogs.
Many have now been deported.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Their protest was met with riot police and dogs.
Many have now been deported.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The government is consulting on their planned changes to settlement in the UK, known as “earned settlement”. We’re very concerned about the impact on our communities.
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
GMIAU guide to the earned settlement consultation - GMIAU
Our guide to the government's consultation on "Earned Settlement". The consultation closes on the 12th February 2026.
gmiau.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The government is consulting on their planned changes to settlement in the UK, known as “earned settlement”. We’re very concerned about the impact on our communities.
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
📚We’ve shared a guide to explain the questions, impacts, and how to respond.
The consultation closes 12 Feb 2026, share your voice!
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The Gov's anti-immigration policies not only fuel fear and division - they actively undermine economic stability.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
"Congratulations, we are cutting migration. But we have persistently high NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social care, collapsing universities, missed housebuilding targets, lower economic growth and higher taxes."
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
Falling migration could be about to drive your taxes up
Our reliance on migration for economic stability and adequate care for our ageing population is obvious and undeniable
inews.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The Gov's anti-immigration policies not only fuel fear and division - they actively undermine economic stability.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
The economic pressures exploited to drive anti-immigration sentiment - like stretched public services, low growth & limited opportunities - are set to worsen because of these policies.
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"Congratulations, we are cutting migration. But we have persistently high NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social care, collapsing universities, missed housebuilding targets, lower economic growth and higher taxes."
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
Falling migration could be about to drive your taxes up
Our reliance on migration for economic stability and adequate care for our ageing population is obvious and undeniable
inews.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Do you speak a language other than English?
We’d love you to join us. Become a volunteer interpreter and help provide vital support to people in detention!
9am tomorrow is the application deadline.
Join us to make a real difference!
To apply: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...
We’d love you to join us. Become a volunteer interpreter and help provide vital support to people in detention!
9am tomorrow is the application deadline.
Join us to make a real difference!
To apply: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Do you speak a language other than English?
We’d love you to join us. Become a volunteer interpreter and help provide vital support to people in detention!
9am tomorrow is the application deadline.
Join us to make a real difference!
To apply: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...
We’d love you to join us. Become a volunteer interpreter and help provide vital support to people in detention!
9am tomorrow is the application deadline.
Join us to make a real difference!
To apply: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved...
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In grand scheme of Labour's blatantly xenophobic and hostile treatment of migrants, social media posts may seem like small potatoes, but they are the main thing many people will see, and set the tone for much of the debate. It's yet another sign of Labour stocking division.
bsky.app/profile/dani...
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Very long thread: As with many of Labour's anti-immigration policies, this isn't new. British police have been stationed in other countries for this purpose for a long time
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
Home Secretary orders police and border 'hit squads' to Albania to stamp out people smugglers | LBC
Shabana Mahmood will send hit squads of police and border force teams to Albania in a fresh drive to stamp out people-smuggling gangs upstream.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In grand scheme of Labour's blatantly xenophobic and hostile treatment of migrants, social media posts may seem like small potatoes, but they are the main thing many people will see, and set the tone for much of the debate. It's yet another sign of Labour stocking division.
bsky.app/profile/dani...
bsky.app/profile/dani...
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More enforcement won’t fix broken policy -which only pushes more people into the shadows.
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
Illegal migrant worker crackdown sees record numbers of raids and arrests
Nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaway shops all targeted. London, the West Midlands and the South West see the highest number of arrests.
news.sky.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
More enforcement won’t fix broken policy -which only pushes more people into the shadows.
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach.
news.sky.com/story/illega...
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Citizenship is a right, not a privilege.
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Citizenship is a right, not a privilege.
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
A two-tiered approach to citizenship sets a dangerous precedent that encourages a principle of double punishment, with deeply racialised outcomes.
Read our joint report for more 🔗 ow.ly/1jei50XVsWu
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Plus everyone reports it as ILR increasing from 5 to 10 years. But there will be a far larger groups on the 15 year pathway than on the 10 year pathway.
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Plus everyone reports it as ILR increasing from 5 to 10 years. But there will be a far larger groups on the 15 year pathway than on the 10 year pathway.
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"This is theft on a state level, with little to no chance of people being able to replace the phones and contacts once it has happened," said Daniel Sohege.
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
Phone seizures denounced as latest 'inhumane' asylum seeker policy in UK
Refugees and rights groups warn new legislation increasingly undermining Britain's status as a safe haven
www.middleeasteye.net
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"This is theft on a state level, with little to no chance of people being able to replace the phones and contacts once it has happened," said Daniel Sohege.
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...
Once again, Labour dehumanising those seeking safety, to appeal to those who will never support them.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/refugee...