Alf Dubs

'Paddington: The Musical' review: Alf Dubs finally meets the bear from Peru I went to the theatre vaguely expecting a heartfelt tale of a lost bear, but what I found was something far more profound – and oddly personal

"There is a small part of me that will always be that person who arrived here by train knowing no one"

🎭 @alfdubs.bsky.social reviews 'Paddington: The Musical' 🐻🍊 at the Savoy Theatre, London #Paddington #PaddingtonTheMusical
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‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’

Children need their families. Refugee children are no different.
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The service the BBC provides to its global audience of 414m people across 43 languages including 64m people every week in the 20 most fragile states, must always be valued and defended. 7/7

Ordinary Iranians, so desperate to view trusted BBC news, are also risking their safety by using VPNs to bypass Iran’s strict internet censorship. 6/7

Since 2009, journalists reporting on Iran have faced threats, potential charges carrying the death penalty, and anxiety over family safety. 5/7

Last year I invited Rozita Lotfi, the Head of BBC Persian, to parliament and heard from her directly about the danger faced by World Service journalists while working to counter Iranian state narratives. 4/7

Within five days BBC Persian had reached over 32 million users on Instagram, with some posts being seen over 12 million times, despite the platform having been blocked. 3/7

During the Iran/Israel conflict last year, BBC Persian, part of the BBC World Service, increased broadcasts to round-the-clock and launched emergency radio services in Persian. 2/7

Events in Iran remind us yet again of the vital importance of the BBC World Service.

With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7

Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".

Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".

Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ proposals which he says will only increase community tensions * UK politics live – latest updates The home secretary is seeking “to use children as a weapon” in her changes to the asylum system, a veteran Labour peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has warned. Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, described Shabana Mahmood’s proposals as “a shabby thing”. Continue reading...

Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer

🇬🇧 "The people of Great Britain will choose the next government. Not some billionaire foreigner."

📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."

Asylum must not be abused but nor should children be parted from their families.
I will not give up.

Supporting my amendment would show that we will not appease the hard right 4/5

This is a fundamental moral principle that @UKLabour supported in opposition 3/5

My amendment would give safety to child refugees - the most vulnerable of all refugees - stranded alone in Europe.
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My amendment to the Border, Asylum and Immigration Bill on family reunion for child refugees will be debated by peers either tomorrow or next Tuesday...🧵 1/5

Holocaust survivor and Labour Lord calls for return of compassionate immigration Lord Dubs has said Labour is giving in to pressure from the right to harden its stance on immigration

It fell to the post-war generation to build our human rights protections. Today, it is the responsibility of progressives - especially within my own party - to mount a strong defence of these principles, or risk them being cast aside
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I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to enter Israel | Peter Prinsley Barred from entry on ‘public security’ grounds, I had a moment to reflect on how far the country has fallen, says British MP Peter Prinsley

I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish.

This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank..

As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible.
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‘I’ve always felt that I cannot deny to others something I would want for myself.’ Humanist parliamentarian Alf Dubs, speaking in support of the #AssistedDyingBill. He reminds the second chamber that without reform and without a compassionate law, there are no safeguards at all.

Desert Island Discs - Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner - BBC Sounds Lord Alf Dubs, politician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday.

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In the Swastika's Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust | Newstalk Producer James Wilson looks at the darkest chapter in European history - the murder of six millio...

@newstalkfm.bsky.social had broadcast my documentary on Ireland and the Holocaust. ☘️✡️

It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors.

Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to.

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Characteristic good humour from @alfdubs.bsky.social in the newest episode of #WhatIBelieve. How he unexpectedly found himself as a patient in hospital on the day the NHS began… humanists.uk/what-i-belie... 🎧

Snippet from today’s episode of #WhatIBelieve with the brilliant @alfdubs.bsky.social. You can’t help but be inspired listening to stories from his life. An optimistic, kind, and dedicated campaigner! bit.ly/4k3UYiF

#Shaminabegum made grave mistakes. But she's our responsibility and no one else's.
Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility.
#jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today
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What an enormous pleasure to meet this engaged and engaging group from @imixuk.bsky.social
There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).

Wissam's brother Abdul yesterday got to fulfil his lifelong dream of watching The Gunners play. And he met the players afterwards!
Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK

Protections afforded to refugees benefit us all Disregard for the rights of asylum seekers is the canary in the coal mine for international law

"Attacks on the rights of refugees are the canary in the coal mine."

Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com
by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social

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But Labour backlash continues.

Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country".

Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.