ANTI-RACISM campaigners demanded today that the NHS surcharge be scrapped for all migrants after the government U-turned on its policy of charging migrant healthcare staff.
Labour MPs including Diane Abbott and Bell Ribeiro-Addy joined Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) in welcoming PM Boris Johnson’s policy reversal — made on Thursday under pressure from campaigners and Labour and Tory MPs.
The current fee is £400 per year per person and is set to rise to £624 in October.
The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY