Laura Taylor
@laura-taylor.bsky.social
Director of The RAMP Project. Interested in a better public debate on immigration and asylum.
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Yesterday was the second reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The Bill aims to introduce new measures to enhance border security, combat organised immigration crime, and deter irregular migration. RAMP Principals took part in the debate. 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yesterday was the second reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. The Bill aims to introduce new measures to enhance border security, combat organised immigration crime, and deter irregular migration. RAMP Principals took part in the debate. 🧵
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During a debate on asylum hotels yesterday, the Home Office Minister Lord Hanson talked about the upcoming migration white paper. From what he said, it's going to be very wide in scope, covering integration, skills shortages, family reunion and asylum hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...
January 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
During a debate on asylum hotels yesterday, the Home Office Minister Lord Hanson talked about the upcoming migration white paper. From what he said, it's going to be very wide in scope, covering integration, skills shortages, family reunion and asylum hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...
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Yesterday there was a Lords Chamber debate on the government's plans to stop using hotels to house asylum seekers. Several members of the APPG on Migration spoke at the debate. 🧵
January 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yesterday there was a Lords Chamber debate on the government's plans to stop using hotels to house asylum seekers. Several members of the APPG on Migration spoke at the debate. 🧵
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RAMP Principal Baroness Stroud writes that the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy unfairly excludes 3.3 million legally resident migrants, many of whom fill vital roles in sectors facing skill shortages, from accessing public benefits, exacerbating poverty and inequality.
Philippa Stroud: We should give migrant workers the same access to public funds as everyone else | Conservative Home
Migrants working legally in the UK, often in roles listed on the Government's shortage of occupation list, face a precarious existence; even minor crises can drive them into poverty.
conservativehome.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
RAMP Principal Baroness Stroud writes that the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy unfairly excludes 3.3 million legally resident migrants, many of whom fill vital roles in sectors facing skill shortages, from accessing public benefits, exacerbating poverty and inequality.
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On 18th Nov, RAMP Principal Tony Vaughan tabled a debate on indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers following e-petition 631412. 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM
On 18th Nov, RAMP Principal Tony Vaughan tabled a debate on indefinite leave to remain for healthcare workers following e-petition 631412. 🧵