#Hostileenvironment

Yesterday in Parliament, I asked an urgent question about the Government's scheduled charter flight.They must cancel this flight, pause all deportation flights & scrap the hostile environment policies which have
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1/ I had the first dose of the AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine yest morning ('clinically extremely vulnerable') & of course, I am relieved, but can't stop thinking about people with illness
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Hey @EmmaHardyMP int' students are more than the contributions we bring to the UK! You said: "international students have been ignored which is bad because they contribute so much; not
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This #InternationalMigrantsDay (and as we wrap up a tough year) we'd like to reflect on some of the issues affecting migrant communities that have emerged in our classes & what
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Today I’ve been told my #UniversalCredit claim has been cancelled. Outright & immediately. I had done the right thing by telling the @DWP of a slight & temporary change in
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Thread-Praying for the end of the heresy of white supremacy and all other supremacists that rob people of their humanity. Praying for work of activists and allies who are dismantling
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Good reportage by @Anja_Popp @Channel4News. Stories like that of 3rd year international medical student, Sola Abigail who is being sent threatening email by @UniofNottingham for being unable to pay her
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Hello Britain! @ukhomeoffice, @theresa_may, @AmberRuddHR.I want to talk with you for a second.I'm an immigrant. No, don't send your skinheads to kick down my door yet, hear me out.I'm actually
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Apparently it’s #InternationalMigrantsDay and I feel weird writing anything celebratory about it given the continued reality of the #HostileEnvironment, so instead I will use this as a Thread to
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While we welcome the government (finally) acknowledging the challenges undocumented migrants face in accessing healthcare in the UK, and encouraging them to register with a GP and get the #COVID19
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The coronavirus crisis has had a disproportionate impact on migrant & BME communities. The vaccine rollout will be no different.In this thread we unpack why 230 orgs are calling on
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1. For #WindrushDay I'm going to share the story of Zaffar Mirza, a 56 year old Pakistani man who was lawfully living with his family in Edinburgh until one day
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