A labour councillor from Bristol has taken part in an "anti-racism demonstration" in London organised partly in response to the government’s Illegal Migration Bill. Marches organised by Stand Up To Racism and the STUC have been held in London, Glasgow and Cardiff today (March 18).
Organisers said thousands of people took part in the action "against racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, fascism and the far right". On a march to Downing Street, protesters, many of whom were carrying signs reading “no human being is illegal” and bearing trade union logos, said the demonstration is partly a response to the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill.
The legislation, introduced by home secretary Suella Braverman last week, states that refugees who arrive in the UK through unauthorised means, such as crossing the English Channel in a boat, will have their asylum claims deemed inadmissible. Ms Braverman is on a trip to Rwanda this weekend to reaffirm her commitment to the Government’s policy to deport migrants to the African state.
