Immigration

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights
Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol

Keir Starmer is booting migrants out of his vision for workers’ rights

The government’s immigration white paper is a classic case of victim blaming, writes Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO of the Work Rights Centre

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course

Hostile and divisive language and policies towards migrants is pushing British politics to the right. Labour must change course to avoid handing power to the far-right, argues JCWI’s Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK’s asylum system really is: ‘It’s so depressing’
Legal aid crisis

Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK’s asylum system really is: ‘It’s so depressing’

A lack of representation is forcing asylum seekers to navigate the complexities of immigration law by themselves, leading to case refusals and an ever-growing backlog of appeals

Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’
Immigration

Migrant care worker left homeless after being ‘exploited’ UK employer: ‘It’s a national scandal’

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Film

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that

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Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate
Munya Radzi

Starmer’s deportation of thousands of migrants isn’t leadership – it’s surrender to hate

I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
Rosemarie

I’m a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government

Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’
Immigration

Families torn apart for not earning enough under ‘unfair’ visa rules: ‘I can’t take care of my husband’

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?
Homelessness

Covid effectively ended rough sleeping with the Everyone In scheme. So where did it all go wrong?

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans
Paul McNamee

We wanted honesty, Rishi Sunak, not t-shirt slogans

This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Refugee homelessness

This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz

Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Migration

Foreign workers at ‘increasing risk of exploitation’ as UK sees sharp fall in work visas

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners
Lucila Granada

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners

The uncomfortable answer to Labour’s building problem might just be immigration
Housebuilding

The uncomfortable answer to Labour’s building problem might just be immigration

Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Employment

Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled

Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’
Immigration

Labour’s new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners ‘appalled and disappointed’

Labour’s raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: ‘An utterly pointless performance’
Immigration

Labour’s raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: ‘An utterly pointless performance’

I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
Modern slavery

I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
Film

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’

‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Immigration

‘We are all connected’: A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais

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10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots
UK riots

10 acts of violence and far-right ‘activism’ police ignored ahead of summer riots

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024
2024

Politicians and activists explain what went right – and what went wrong – for the world in 2024

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Refugee homelessness

‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels