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Labour must change the migration narrative to humanity, not hostility
CEO of Care4Calais STEVE SMITH argues party members should demand their government abandon failed deterrence strategies and embrace safe routes for asylum-seekers, prioritising compassion over pandering to the right

DELEGATES at the Labour Party conference may have arrived full of hope as 14 years of Conservative government come to an end, but what hope does the refugee community have that life will be better under a Labour government?

The early days of the Labour government have been a mixed bag on migration.

The relief of the Rwanda plan being scrapped is tempered by speculation of alternative third-country processing agreements.

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