I support the right of all people to claim asylum; there is a moral obligation upon every one of us to ensure there are always safe and legal routes for refugees seeking sanctuary in the UK. This imminent deportation flight to Rwanda is quite the opposite, and along with so many others, I object it in the …
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I have written to Priti Patel about this dreadful situation yesterday and that letter is below: The Rt Hon Priti Patel MPHome SecretarySecretary of State for the Home DepartmentHome OfficeMarsham StLondon SW1P 4DF Dear Secretary of State, The attached letter to you from the IFIR (International Federation of Iraqi Refugees) which you have, says so …
I support the right of all people to claim asylum. I feel that there is a moral obligation to ensure there are always safe and legal routes for refugees seeking sanctuary in the UK. We all know that the Bill produces a two-tier system of refugee protection based not on need, but on a refugee’s …
I have always been a keen supporter of animal welfare; I support legislation to ban primates being kept as pets, live animal exports for slaughter, puppy imports, cats and kittens imports, a ban on fur and hunting trophies, to recognise that animals are sentient and to end the badger cull. I support a ban on …
I have campaigned for years for more funding for the NHS to ensure we have a service that works and that frontline workers like Junior Doctors and nurses get decent pay. I have vigorously opposed the creeping privatisation we have seen over recent years. We saw the Government apply its policy of austerity when Junior …
I shared the country’s shock and disgust over the revelations about Downing Street parties being held during Christmas 2020, while the rest of us were in lockdown. I am outraged that Downing Street staff were holding parties which could have contributed to the spread of covid-19, at a time when the rest of us were …
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