Asylum seekers

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?
social housing

Do settled migrants really get ‘immediate access’ to social housing?

Shabana Mahmood claimed settled migrants would “receive immediate access to social housing” if Labour didn’t step in. Is it true?

Labour’s asylum policies will destroy lives – and drive away voters
Daniel Sohege

Labour’s asylum policies will destroy lives – and drive away voters

Labour’s immigration policies violate international law and are politically self-defeating, writes human rights law expert Daniel Sohege.

What Spain’s migration decision means for the UK
Dr Allan Njanji

What Spain’s migration decision means for the UK

Dr Allan Njanji, a refugee advocate with experience of the asylum system and Big Issue Changemaker for 2026, writes about what the UK could learn from Spain’s decision to grant legal status to half a million migrants

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

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Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes
Michael Bochenek and Alex Firth

Housing asylum seekers at Crowborough military camp is repeating dangerous mistakes

Letters: Grok isn’t the problem. Men are the problem
Letters

Letters: Grok isn’t the problem. Men are the problem

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here’s the proof
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here’s the proof

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day
Refugees at Christmas

I fled female genital mutilation in Guinea. This is how I will be spending Christmas Day

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like
Ala Sirriyeh

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here
Dine

I am a British citizen and have lived in the UK for 20 years. But as a refugee, I feel afraid here

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Dr Krish Kandiah

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’
Asylum seekers

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be ‘wasting public funds’ and ‘harming lives’

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government’s new immigration ‘shake up’ will only punish torture survivors like me

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it’s not too late to change

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers
Ben Whitham

Sudan war exposes hypocrisy of UK government’s treatment of asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 
Asylum seekers

A single Home Office mistake ruined my teenage years and left me homeless for four years 

Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’
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Starmer slams false claim veterans are being evicted to house asylum seekers: ‘Conspiracy nonsense’

Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it
Julia Savage

Housing asylum seekers in military camps is an expensive mistake – and the Home Office knows it

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how
Lauren Aronin

Housing refugees properly benefits everyone in society – here’s how

Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Stephen Walcott

Labour can’t out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

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Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?
Immigration

Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
Ann Salter

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain’s immigration problem

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be