Tories accused of dog-whistle low as minister claims new towns will be ‘filled with illegal migrants’ Robert Jenrick accused of ‘hostile’ and ‘dangerous’ language after Commons outburst The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
Plan for UK to host thousands of Gaza refugees drawn up by charities Groups urge government to introduce emergency family reunion scheme modelled on initiative for Ukrainians The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
UK charities call for safe passage for Palestinian and Israeli refugees The bodies have created a list of emergency measures the Government can put in place, including an emergency refugee protection visa. The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023
Charity challenges home secretary’s claims about ‘economic migrants’ Refugee Council study suggests asylum claims by three out of four crossing Channel would be granted The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Three-quarters of small boat arrivals would be granted asylum, study suggests The Refugee Council says the Government’s own figures counter the narrative that most people crossing the Channel do not require protection. The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023
Starmer must do more than reverse the Tories’ cruelties. He should lead a global rethink on refugees We don’t just need a better UK system. It’s vital that Labour addresses the root causes that lead to worldwide instability, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023
Home affairs under Peter Dutton was warned ‘failing’ immigration detention may have breached duty of care Exclusive: 2020 report told of risk to detainees’ health from indefinite detention and sending ‘prison hardened’ cohort into system The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023
Home Office policy change will bring ‘crisis’ to councils and NHS, refugee expert warns It is feared the change will make it ‘virtually impossible’ for refugees to find housing Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023
‘Refugees being driven to homelessness by shorter eviction notice periods’ The Refugee Council and other charities have written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Housing Secretary Michael Gove. The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Asylum seeker children to get postcards after murals painted over Cartoons Not Cruelty campaign inspired by government order to remove artwork at reception centres The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
We know people seeking asylum die in the Channel, but callous hardline policy kills them too When you get behind the public soundbites, you hear an ugly ideology that has scant sympathy for those who risk it all, or even die, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Campaigners call for ‘compassion’ in asylum policy following Channel deaths Opposition MPs said the tragedy highlighted the need for action to prevent dangerous crossings being made. The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
Call for refugee visas to tackle Channel small boat crossings Refugee Council says Illegal Migration Act will not work and calls for pilot of legal route for 10,000 asylum seekers The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023
Test ‘refugee visa’ to curb Channel crossings, urges charity The idea is one of a series put forward by the Refugee Council. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023 The illegal migration bill has passed, and here’s what will happen: children lost, abused and exploited The new law will not act as the deterrent the UK government says it will – it just puts more vulnerable people in harm’s way, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council
Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2023 Home Office must process asylum claim ‘every four minutes’ to hit backlog target, Refugee Council claims The Refugee Council suggests the Prime Minister’s pledge to curb the backlog by the end of the year ‘is unlikely’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023 Home Office must process asylum claim every four minutes to clear backlog by January Rishi Sunak claims ministers were on track to clear backlog by end of year – currently close to 75,000
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 Key plank of new UK asylum law dropped to cut backlog Home Office will no longer distinguish between people arriving by irregular means and other asylum seekers
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023 Cram them into a shoebox: that’s Britain’s new anti-migrant strategy – and it won’t work Refugees are right to protest about being a plan which forces them into unsuitable accommodation. It’s more cruelty by design, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council
Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak announces two more barges will be used to house 1,000 asylum seekers The Prime Minister, visiting a Border Force facility in Dover, said that a controversial plan to house asylum seekers in a barge would be operational within a fortnight, and added that two more vessels had been secured - but refused to say where
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023 Home Office accused of being ‘unashamedly racist’ towards Sudanese Experts believe the UK has adopted a segregated immigration policy which favours those fleeing Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023 Multiple government defeats are likely when the illegal immigration bill heads to the Lords Sunak’s plan is cruel and unworkable, but at the very least there may be concessions on victims of trafficking and children, says Refugee Council SEO Enver Solomon
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Afghan refugees ‘evictions plan’ deeply concerning, say campaigners It comes after reports suggested Afghan refugees are set to be forced out of hotels as part of new Government plans.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2023 'Draconian' asylum bill could leave 40,000 children destitute or locked up THE UK Government’s Illegal Migration Bill could leave 200,000 people, including 40,000 children, locked up or forced into destitution, the…
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Staggering cost of detaining and accommodating migrants under controversial illegal migration bill revealed More than 250,000 people, including up to 45,000 children, could have their asylum claims deemed inadmissible, a charity says