Lucy Mort
@lucyhbmort.bsky.social
Principal Research Fellow at IPPR. Work on migration and cohesion. Care about creating a fairer and more just world.
And crucially, they highlight the 2026 break clause and 2029 contract end.
If the government is serious about reform, it can’t sleepwalk into another five years of the same failed contracts.
Full report here ⬇️
committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...
If the government is serious about reform, it can’t sleepwalk into another five years of the same failed contracts.
Full report here ⬇️
committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...
Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement – Home Affairs Committee report finds - Committees - UK Parliament
Flawed contract design and incompetent delivery left the Home Office unable to cope with the surge in demand for asylum accommodation, a report by the Home Affairs Committee has found.
committees.parliament.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And crucially, they highlight the 2026 break clause and 2029 contract end.
If the government is serious about reform, it can’t sleepwalk into another five years of the same failed contracts.
Full report here ⬇️
committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...
If the government is serious about reform, it can’t sleepwalk into another five years of the same failed contracts.
Full report here ⬇️
committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...
They also take decentralisation seriously – not a silver bullet, but a credible route to ending many of the harms of the current centralised model.
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
They also take decentralisation seriously – not a silver bullet, but a credible route to ending many of the harms of the current centralised model.
In my oral evidence, I described the system as “fragmented and incoherent”, with a “culture of quick fixes” and weak safeguarding oversight.
The Committee echoes these concerns, calling for a safeguarding KPI, better training, and *actual* penalties for poor performance.
The Committee echoes these concerns, calling for a safeguarding KPI, better training, and *actual* penalties for poor performance.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In my oral evidence, I described the system as “fragmented and incoherent”, with a “culture of quick fixes” and weak safeguarding oversight.
The Committee echoes these concerns, calling for a safeguarding KPI, better training, and *actual* penalties for poor performance.
The Committee echoes these concerns, calling for a safeguarding KPI, better training, and *actual* penalties for poor performance.
…picking back up with some news from this week 👇
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
…picking back up with some news from this week 👇
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it.
Read our report with @praxisprojects.bsky.social 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/eve...
Every child is equal: Bridging the childcare gap for families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) | IPPR
Access to high quality, affordable early education and childcare has the potential to be transformative for families. It can have long-lasting impacts on c
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March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Read our report with @praxisprojects.bsky.social 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/eve...
If the government is serious about opportunity for all children, it must ensure childcare access isn’t blocked by immigration status.
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If the government is serious about opportunity for all children, it must ensure childcare access isn’t blocked by immigration status.
The fix is simple: Remove immigration-based restrictions on childcare support.
This would:
✅ Help parents work & support their families
✅ Reduce child poverty
✅ Improve school readiness & social cohesion
This would:
✅ Help parents work & support their families
✅ Reduce child poverty
✅ Improve school readiness & social cohesion
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The fix is simple: Remove immigration-based restrictions on childcare support.
This would:
✅ Help parents work & support their families
✅ Reduce child poverty
✅ Improve school readiness & social cohesion
This would:
✅ Help parents work & support their families
✅ Reduce child poverty
✅ Improve school readiness & social cohesion
Take Efia, a single mum earning £950/month - she had to quit her job because £756 went straight to nursery fees. How is that sustainable?
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Take Efia, a single mum earning £950/month - she had to quit her job because £756 went straight to nursery fees. How is that sustainable?
New data shows:
📉 41% of parents without childcare say it stops them from working
📉 50% say household finances have worsened
📉 Kids are falling behind before they even start school
📉 41% of parents without childcare say it stops them from working
📉 50% say household finances have worsened
📉 Kids are falling behind before they even start school
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New data shows:
📉 41% of parents without childcare say it stops them from working
📉 50% say household finances have worsened
📉 Kids are falling behind before they even start school
📉 41% of parents without childcare say it stops them from working
📉 50% say household finances have worsened
📉 Kids are falling behind before they even start school
Thousands of families - many with British children - are denied 30 hours of free childcare simply because of their immigration status. That means:
🚫 Parents unable to work
💰 Families struggling to afford basics
👶 Kids missing out on early education & social interaction
🚫 Parents unable to work
💰 Families struggling to afford basics
👶 Kids missing out on early education & social interaction
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Thousands of families - many with British children - are denied 30 hours of free childcare simply because of their immigration status. That means:
🚫 Parents unable to work
💰 Families struggling to afford basics
👶 Kids missing out on early education & social interaction
🚫 Parents unable to work
💰 Families struggling to afford basics
👶 Kids missing out on early education & social interaction
(& shoutout to British Future for their polling that helped me to make these arguments!)
www.britishfuture.org/fewer-than-1...
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www.britishfuture.org/fewer-than-1...
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
Fewer than 1 in 10 people support Badenoch’s proposed 15-year wait on citizenship - British Future
A new poll by Focaldata finds more than half the public (56%) think citizenship should be available after 5 years or less
www.britishfuture.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
(& shoutout to British Future for their polling that helped me to make these arguments!)
www.britishfuture.org/fewer-than-1...
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
www.britishfuture.org/fewer-than-1...
www.ipsos.com/sites/defaul...
Instead of a race to the bottom, we need:
✅ A system that recognises contribution
✅ Security & stability for migrants & families
✅ Policies that build cohesion, not exclusion.
✅ A system that recognises contribution
✅ Security & stability for migrants & families
✅ Policies that build cohesion, not exclusion.
March 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Instead of a race to the bottom, we need:
✅ A system that recognises contribution
✅ Security & stability for migrants & families
✅ Policies that build cohesion, not exclusion.
✅ A system that recognises contribution
✅ Security & stability for migrants & families
✅ Policies that build cohesion, not exclusion.
None of this actually helps. It doesn’t reduce migration. It doesn’t help communities. And it doesn’t reflect public opinion - most people support fair routes to settlement.
March 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
None of this actually helps. It doesn’t reduce migration. It doesn’t help communities. And it doesn’t reflect public opinion - most people support fair routes to settlement.
🔹 Meanwhile, the government has changed policy to permanently bar refugees arriving irregularly from ever becoming citizens. It’s a reaction to Tory attacks - but it won’t stop people coming. It will just entrench exclusion.
March 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🔹 Meanwhile, the government has changed policy to permanently bar refugees arriving irregularly from ever becoming citizens. It’s a reaction to Tory attacks - but it won’t stop people coming. It will just entrench exclusion.