People housed at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, July 11, 2023
REFUGEE rights campaigners called on MPs to “stand on the right side of history” ahead of this evening’s Commons vote on the Tories’ sweeping asylum reforms.
MPs are preparing to vote on the latest amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill this evening.
A majority of 303 rejected amendment one, which would have added a requirement to the Bill that several key international obligations must be adhered to, and also voted against amendment six to safeguard victims of modern slavery.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
