There are plenty of ways to humanely control British borders. So why isn’t Keir Starmer using them? | Enver Solomon Labour’s incoherent asylum policies are vilifying refugees. A better and more compassionate route is possible, says the Refugee Council’s Enver Solomon

@enversol.bsky.social states this so coherently

“It doesn’t matter if that woman works two jobs, attends evening classes, studies for a degree and raises British children who become hard-working, tax-paying members of society. It will never be enough.”

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@enversol.bsky.social Just heard your interview on Times Radio. Well done - you made all the right points. I was disappointed that Kathy Newman seemed to regard the views of people contacting her programme as representative of the country.

Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the job, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

"As the political rhetoric has become more toxic... the real-world consequences for those inside the hotels and for organisations like my own and many others... become more dire." @enversol.bsky.social writing in today's @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Quitting the [Refugee] Convention would create chaos...we should fix the system, not dismantle its foundation"

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Afghan rights defender told she faces ‘no risk’ from Taliban as Home Office denies asylum Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return

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The Times @mattdathan.bsky.social Govt looking at 'returns hubs' for failed asylum seekers
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Here's @enversol.bsky.social statement on the need for a serious approach based on credible solutions.

Under @enversol.bsky.social @refugeecouncil.bsky.social is doing great work at a crucial time for protecting refugees

Others involved in communicating causes to public may find how this on changing how it looks & sounds for more reach + impact interesting
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Immigrants are often accused of ‘taking all our houses’. Is it fair? It is perhaps the most often heard complaint about migration: that people come to the UK and take housing that was meant for the British. Since the 1970s, anti-migrant feeling has been bound up with

‘Contrary to popular belief, new migrants are not dominating Britain’s social housing stock.’

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

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