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Labour is about to get even tougher on asylum seekers. It still won’t work

Kneejerk policy changes won’t win over Reform voters, or stop boats crossing the Channel. Here’s what the government should do instead, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2025

The Refugee Council's rebrand is a warm celebration of Britain

The use of beautiful lino cut illustrations gives the brand a textured feel.

Creative Bloq · Apr 1, 2025

A day in the life of an asylum hotel: inside the UK’s most controversial accommodation

The media often stigmatises asylum hotels – and they are sometimes physically attacked too. But behind closed doors are people who dream of work, wheels, security and the simple freedom to choose what they eat

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025

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Tory councillors accused of 'sowing fear and creating division' with asylum leaflet

A REFUGEE charity has challenged a leaflet distributed by Conservative councillors aiming to “sow fear and create division”, stating locals have…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 17, 2025

Asylum application system struggling to cope after 485% surge in appeals

In the last three months alone 12,183 appeals have been lodged.

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025

Number of UK asylum seekers awaiting appeals up by nearly 500% in two years

Refugee Council analysis of figures released by MoJ shows there are 41,987 claims in backlog of tribunal courts

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025

Top trade unionist accuses Labour of 'toxic politics' with refugee citizenship ban

KEIR Starmer has been accused by one of his closest trade union allies of encouraging “toxic politics” by barring refugees from becoming UK…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 17, 2025

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Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025

'Cruel': Labour 'try to bury' new citizenship ban for small boats refugees

REFUGEES who arrived in Britain by small boats or other unapproved means will be barred from gaining citizenship under new rules sneaked in by…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2025

Labour government to deny UK citizenship to small boat refugees

MP Stella Creasy says proposed rule would have denied Paddington Bear

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’

Home Office accused of shutting out refugees, as new guidance says those applicants will ‘normally be refused’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

Lights, camera, and a new low: why is the government making Deportation TV

Labour’s bold new idea is video of people being rounded up and ejected from the country. A less dehumanising approach would be more effective, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

Labour accused of trying to outdo Farage with migrant deportation videos

The government is publishing videos of raids of venues employing illegal workers as it prepares for the second reading of its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Friday briefing: Why Keir Starmer hopes this is the year to end the Channel crossing crisis

In today’s newsletter: The government’s new interim order could bring some criminals to justice, but may not stop desperate people putting their lives at risk to cross the Channel

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

Refugee Council urges UK to introduce special visas in effort to stop deaths in the Channel

Record number of deaths in 2024 leads to call for safe and legal routes for people to travel to UK to stop them resorting to smugglers

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

Government must say how many die attempting small boat crossings – charity

Research by the Refugee Council suggested that more migrants died in the Channel in 2024 than in the previous three years combined.

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

Winter Appeal: ‘I felt dizzy … I started to feel like I was going to starve in London’

How the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy drove a blind asylum seeker to the brink of despair — as £500,000 from the Julia Rausing Trust takes our Winter Appeal past £2million

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

European countries urged not to abandon Syrians applying for asylum

UN agency and charities call on governments not to leave refugees in limbo after UK and Germany suspend claims

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Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Winter Appeal: How a football team for refugees is breaking down barriers

Fair Shot football team is supported by the Refugee Council, one of the organisations being funded by our Winter Appeal

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

'Move on' period for refugees doubled to 56 days in major homelessness victory for London Standard

The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024

'Not allowing asylum seekers to work is an extraordinary own goal - we must unlock their potential'

Analysis estimates allowing people in the asylum system to work sooner could result in a net benefit of £1.2 billion to the UK economy

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

'When they take away your right to work it breaks you': Why it’s time to end limits on jobs for asylum seekers

The London Standard calls on the government to change work policy as part of our winter appeal, that this week received a £100,000 boost from the Barratt Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2024

‘Smash the gangs’ is just Keir Starmer’s version of ‘stop the boats’. It won’t solve the migrant crisis

The PM echoes Tony Blair in his pledge to be tough on crime – but he is less interested in the causes behind the Channel crossings, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

Three dead in Channel after boat sinks carrying nearly 50 people

At least 56 people have now died in Channel crossings this year alone

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024

Asylum backlog clearance could grant refugee status to 62,000 migrants

The Refugee Council predicts over 62,000 migrants may be granted asylum in the UK as efforts to reduce the backlog progress

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