Asylum Matters
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Campaigning collaboratively, locally and nationally, to transform asylum in the UK.
Banning talented, resilient people from work has never made sense.
Members of the House of Lords just told the Government that the absurd asylum work ban has to go. Now we need to show them the public feels the same.
Tell the minister to Lift The Ban:
bit.ly/LTB-act
Members of the House of Lords just told the Government that the absurd asylum work ban has to go. Now we need to show them the public feels the same.
Tell the minister to Lift The Ban:
bit.ly/LTB-act
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Banning talented, resilient people from work has never made sense.
Members of the House of Lords just told the Government that the absurd asylum work ban has to go. Now we need to show them the public feels the same.
Tell the minister to Lift The Ban:
bit.ly/LTB-act
Members of the House of Lords just told the Government that the absurd asylum work ban has to go. Now we need to show them the public feels the same.
Tell the minister to Lift The Ban:
bit.ly/LTB-act
How many people have died because the UK won't give them a safe route to seek sanctuary?
The shocking truth is, we don't exactly know. Our Government refuses to keep an official record of the people who die trying to reach safety here.
The shocking truth is, we don't exactly know. Our Government refuses to keep an official record of the people who die trying to reach safety here.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
How many people have died because the UK won't give them a safe route to seek sanctuary?
The shocking truth is, we don't exactly know. Our Government refuses to keep an official record of the people who die trying to reach safety here.
The shocking truth is, we don't exactly know. Our Government refuses to keep an official record of the people who die trying to reach safety here.
From 'one-in-one-out' to another bizarre scheme: this time keeping families apart & reducing support for people fleeing war.
A better asylum system doesn't need to be this complicated. Just let people work, process their claims, and stop wasting millions on expensive cruelty.
A better asylum system doesn't need to be this complicated. Just let people work, process their claims, and stop wasting millions on expensive cruelty.
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
From 'one-in-one-out' to another bizarre scheme: this time keeping families apart & reducing support for people fleeing war.
A better asylum system doesn't need to be this complicated. Just let people work, process their claims, and stop wasting millions on expensive cruelty.
A better asylum system doesn't need to be this complicated. Just let people work, process their claims, and stop wasting millions on expensive cruelty.
While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted:
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted:
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
Rania has so many skills to offer - but she's banned from using them while awaiting her asylum decision. Today, the House of Lords debated a vital change to force Parliament to hear evidence about the impact of this absurd work ban.
The Government must listen to people like Rania and #LiftTheBan
The Government must listen to people like Rania and #LiftTheBan
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Rania has so many skills to offer - but she's banned from using them while awaiting her asylum decision. Today, the House of Lords debated a vital change to force Parliament to hear evidence about the impact of this absurd work ban.
The Government must listen to people like Rania and #LiftTheBan
The Government must listen to people like Rania and #LiftTheBan
We know people seeking asylum are dying: but Government won't even record their deaths. We can't save lives without knowing how people are dying & why.
Today, Lords debate a Borders Bill amendment to ensure these deaths can't be swept under the rug.
It's time to #KnowTheirNames
Today, Lords debate a Borders Bill amendment to ensure these deaths can't be swept under the rug.
It's time to #KnowTheirNames
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We know people seeking asylum are dying: but Government won't even record their deaths. We can't save lives without knowing how people are dying & why.
Today, Lords debate a Borders Bill amendment to ensure these deaths can't be swept under the rug.
It's time to #KnowTheirNames
Today, Lords debate a Borders Bill amendment to ensure these deaths can't be swept under the rug.
It's time to #KnowTheirNames
The West Mids #LifttheBan Campaign group had such an amazing response last week. Lots of local independent businesses were ready to show their support for the right to work!
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The West Mids #LifttheBan Campaign group had such an amazing response last week. Lots of local independent businesses were ready to show their support for the right to work!
If you care about human suffering, military asylum camps are a terrible idea.
If you care about taxpayers' money, military asylum camps are a terrible idea.
So why is the Government about to open more military asylum camps?
#CommunitiesNotCamps
If you care about taxpayers' money, military asylum camps are a terrible idea.
So why is the Government about to open more military asylum camps?
#CommunitiesNotCamps
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If you care about human suffering, military asylum camps are a terrible idea.
If you care about taxpayers' money, military asylum camps are a terrible idea.
So why is the Government about to open more military asylum camps?
#CommunitiesNotCamps
If you care about taxpayers' money, military asylum camps are a terrible idea.
So why is the Government about to open more military asylum camps?
#CommunitiesNotCamps
We signed this letter, along with proud Brummies who know that Birmingham wouldn’t be Birmingham without people from around the world.
But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇
www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...
But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇
www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We signed this letter, along with proud Brummies who know that Birmingham wouldn’t be Birmingham without people from around the world.
But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇
www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...
But we’re worried our proud tradition of sanctuary is being undermined by divisive rhetoric and dangerous policy. 👇
www.expressandstar.com/your-world/2...
Timeline cleanse: if you're sick of seeing hostility & hate, this video from last weekend's Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention is what you need.
The day was loud, vibrant show of community, solidarity & resistance - soak it in, and let us know how you're showing your own solidarity.
The day was loud, vibrant show of community, solidarity & resistance - soak it in, and let us know how you're showing your own solidarity.
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Timeline cleanse: if you're sick of seeing hostility & hate, this video from last weekend's Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention is what you need.
The day was loud, vibrant show of community, solidarity & resistance - soak it in, and let us know how you're showing your own solidarity.
The day was loud, vibrant show of community, solidarity & resistance - soak it in, and let us know how you're showing your own solidarity.
Your regular reminder that we all miss out on £1.6bn a year to our economy, just so our Government can keep cruelly denying people the right to work while they wait for the results of their asylum application.
Think that's ridiculous? Join us at: lifttheban.co.uk/
Think that's ridiculous? Join us at: lifttheban.co.uk/
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Your regular reminder that we all miss out on £1.6bn a year to our economy, just so our Government can keep cruelly denying people the right to work while they wait for the results of their asylum application.
Think that's ridiculous? Join us at: lifttheban.co.uk/
Think that's ridiculous? Join us at: lifttheban.co.uk/
Over 20,000 people are detained every year in the UK’s immigration system, many without a time limit. Indefinite detention destroys lives. It’s time for change.
#DignityNotDetention
#NoOneIsIllegal
#TheseWallsMustFall
#MigrationIsLife
#DignityNotDetention
#NoOneIsIllegal
#TheseWallsMustFall
#MigrationIsLife
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Over 20,000 people are detained every year in the UK’s immigration system, many without a time limit. Indefinite detention destroys lives. It’s time for change.
#DignityNotDetention
#NoOneIsIllegal
#TheseWallsMustFall
#MigrationIsLife
#DignityNotDetention
#NoOneIsIllegal
#TheseWallsMustFall
#MigrationIsLife
No one should be locked up for seeking safety or trying to build a new life. This Saturday, people across the country will speak out together against cruel, unnecessary immigration detention.
Add your voice, online or in person:
#DignityNotDetention
righttoremain.org.uk/dignitynotde...
Add your voice, online or in person:
#DignityNotDetention
righttoremain.org.uk/dignitynotde...
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No one should be locked up for seeking safety or trying to build a new life. This Saturday, people across the country will speak out together against cruel, unnecessary immigration detention.
Add your voice, online or in person:
#DignityNotDetention
righttoremain.org.uk/dignitynotde...
Add your voice, online or in person:
#DignityNotDetention
righttoremain.org.uk/dignitynotde...
28 days.
That's how long many newly-recognised refugees now have to find a home, get a job, open a bank account - to build a whole new life.
That means homelessness is inevitable for many people.
Read about the slashing of the move on period here 👇
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
That's how long many newly-recognised refugees now have to find a home, get a job, open a bank account - to build a whole new life.
That means homelessness is inevitable for many people.
Read about the slashing of the move on period here 👇
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
28 days.
That's how long many newly-recognised refugees now have to find a home, get a job, open a bank account - to build a whole new life.
That means homelessness is inevitable for many people.
Read about the slashing of the move on period here 👇
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
That's how long many newly-recognised refugees now have to find a home, get a job, open a bank account - to build a whole new life.
That means homelessness is inevitable for many people.
Read about the slashing of the move on period here 👇
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Constantly shifting the goalposts for what "good enough" looks like will mean migrants, including refugees, are never allowed to feel safe and settled.
It's chilling to see the Home Secretary say "living and working" isn't enough - and to wonder what more she could possibly demand.
It's chilling to see the Home Secretary say "living and working" isn't enough - and to wonder what more she could possibly demand.
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Constantly shifting the goalposts for what "good enough" looks like will mean migrants, including refugees, are never allowed to feel safe and settled.
It's chilling to see the Home Secretary say "living and working" isn't enough - and to wonder what more she could possibly demand.
It's chilling to see the Home Secretary say "living and working" isn't enough - and to wonder what more she could possibly demand.
This is what scapegoating of people seeking safety by mainstream parties leads to. Not placating anti-migrant extremists, but egging them on. This terrifying plan to attack our friends & neighbours shows why we must keep fighting for the rights of all migrants.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
September 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is what scapegoating of people seeking safety by mainstream parties leads to. Not placating anti-migrant extremists, but egging them on. This terrifying plan to attack our friends & neighbours shows why we must keep fighting for the rights of all migrants.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reminder: no one should be living in a converted hotel while waiting for an asylum decision.
Successive governments, not individual refugees, are to blame for the crisis in asylum accommodation - here's how our leaders could close the hotels:
Successive governments, not individual refugees, are to blame for the crisis in asylum accommodation - here's how our leaders could close the hotels:
September 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reminder: no one should be living in a converted hotel while waiting for an asylum decision.
Successive governments, not individual refugees, are to blame for the crisis in asylum accommodation - here's how our leaders could close the hotels:
Successive governments, not individual refugees, are to blame for the crisis in asylum accommodation - here's how our leaders could close the hotels:
Today, a human being was robbed of their right to ask for safety. We don't know why they risked their life to reach the UK - but we know the very least they deserved was a fair hearing. We know they didn't deserve to be punished for using the only route available to them.
September 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today, a human being was robbed of their right to ask for safety. We don't know why they risked their life to reach the UK - but we know the very least they deserved was a fair hearing. We know they didn't deserve to be punished for using the only route available to them.
'Lurching from one ridiculous proposition to another.'
That's Keir Starmer talking sense on the last Government's absurd asylum accommodation plans. So why is he now revisiting similar ideas?
The PM knows repurposed sites won't work. Can't we leave failed plans in the past?
That's Keir Starmer talking sense on the last Government's absurd asylum accommodation plans. So why is he now revisiting similar ideas?
The PM knows repurposed sites won't work. Can't we leave failed plans in the past?
September 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
'Lurching from one ridiculous proposition to another.'
That's Keir Starmer talking sense on the last Government's absurd asylum accommodation plans. So why is he now revisiting similar ideas?
The PM knows repurposed sites won't work. Can't we leave failed plans in the past?
That's Keir Starmer talking sense on the last Government's absurd asylum accommodation plans. So why is he now revisiting similar ideas?
The PM knows repurposed sites won't work. Can't we leave failed plans in the past?
No, we shouldn't 'surrender the flag'. But far, far more importantly, we must not surrender our policy making.
The PM is right to condemn this violence - but he must also stop promoting hostile anti-migrant policies to appease those who spread fear and hatred.
The PM is right to condemn this violence - but he must also stop promoting hostile anti-migrant policies to appease those who spread fear and hatred.
September 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
No, we shouldn't 'surrender the flag'. But far, far more importantly, we must not surrender our policy making.
The PM is right to condemn this violence - but he must also stop promoting hostile anti-migrant policies to appease those who spread fear and hatred.
The PM is right to condemn this violence - but he must also stop promoting hostile anti-migrant policies to appease those who spread fear and hatred.
The new '1 in 1 out' plan starts this week. It won't 'stop the boats'. More importantly, it won't stop the deaths.
All it will do is send people back into the hands of people smugglers, back to more deadly police violence on French shores.
Only safe routes can save lives.
All it will do is send people back into the hands of people smugglers, back to more deadly police violence on French shores.
Only safe routes can save lives.
September 15, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The new '1 in 1 out' plan starts this week. It won't 'stop the boats'. More importantly, it won't stop the deaths.
All it will do is send people back into the hands of people smugglers, back to more deadly police violence on French shores.
Only safe routes can save lives.
All it will do is send people back into the hands of people smugglers, back to more deadly police violence on French shores.
Only safe routes can save lives.
This week, two children died in the Channel.
Ten days earlier the ex-Home Secretary suspended refugee family reunions. That means children have no safe way to reach refugee parents.
It's hard to see how this will lead to anything other than more children being killed.
Ten days earlier the ex-Home Secretary suspended refugee family reunions. That means children have no safe way to reach refugee parents.
It's hard to see how this will lead to anything other than more children being killed.
September 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This week, two children died in the Channel.
Ten days earlier the ex-Home Secretary suspended refugee family reunions. That means children have no safe way to reach refugee parents.
It's hard to see how this will lead to anything other than more children being killed.
Ten days earlier the ex-Home Secretary suspended refugee family reunions. That means children have no safe way to reach refugee parents.
It's hard to see how this will lead to anything other than more children being killed.
If a policy kills children, it has to change.
Our border policies kill children. They have to change
Safe routes into the UK are the only way to stop the deaths.
Our border policies kill children. They have to change
Safe routes into the UK are the only way to stop the deaths.
September 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If a policy kills children, it has to change.
Our border policies kill children. They have to change
Safe routes into the UK are the only way to stop the deaths.
Our border policies kill children. They have to change
Safe routes into the UK are the only way to stop the deaths.
Asylum camps are:
❌ Incredibly expensive
❌ Cruel and dangerous
❌ Wildly unpopular
And this Government knows it - that's why Keir Starmer has repeatedly said they should close.
So, why exactly are ministers now talking about opening new camps?
❌ Incredibly expensive
❌ Cruel and dangerous
❌ Wildly unpopular
And this Government knows it - that's why Keir Starmer has repeatedly said they should close.
So, why exactly are ministers now talking about opening new camps?
September 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Asylum camps are:
❌ Incredibly expensive
❌ Cruel and dangerous
❌ Wildly unpopular
And this Government knows it - that's why Keir Starmer has repeatedly said they should close.
So, why exactly are ministers now talking about opening new camps?
❌ Incredibly expensive
❌ Cruel and dangerous
❌ Wildly unpopular
And this Government knows it - that's why Keir Starmer has repeatedly said they should close.
So, why exactly are ministers now talking about opening new camps?
The new Home Secretary has a choice: keep trying what predecessors have been for years - or make real change.
Stick with scapegoating and expensive cruelty - or save money, save lives and rebuild fractured communities.
Here are a few places she could start:
Stick with scapegoating and expensive cruelty - or save money, save lives and rebuild fractured communities.
Here are a few places she could start:
September 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The new Home Secretary has a choice: keep trying what predecessors have been for years - or make real change.
Stick with scapegoating and expensive cruelty - or save money, save lives and rebuild fractured communities.
Here are a few places she could start:
Stick with scapegoating and expensive cruelty - or save money, save lives and rebuild fractured communities.
Here are a few places she could start: