Green Party Migration Policy Group

Epping asylum hotel protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’, minister says Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest

This is a mindless and dangerous comment from the Government

If they are upset for 'legitimate reasons' why are they targeting asylum seekers and not protesting outside the Home Office

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“The only way to stop people making dangerous journeys across the channel is to introduce safe and managed routes for people to seek asylum in the UK. Anything else – including the impractical and unrealistic deal announced today – is a distraction.

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Right to Work for People Seeking Asylum - Green Party Asylum and Migration Policy Working Group According to the National Audit Office, at the end of June 2024, the number of outstanding asylum claims awaiting an initial decision was around 86,000. In addition, the number of...

The Green Party believes that people seeking asylum, and their dependents, should be allowed to work and start rebuilding their lives immediately on arrival to the UK.

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The pull factor is a myth. Evidence from countries like Germany and Canada, which grant earlier work rights, shows no correlation between work access and the number of asylum applications.

People seeking asylum are driven to move by safety concerns, not employment opportunities.

Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery riders

A better solution is available... Allowing asylum seekers to work would help restore their dignity and sense of purpose. Being barred from working can lead to frustration and feelings of isolation. The right to work should be viewed as an essential human right.

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As the Home Office announces a "nationwide blitz" on undocumented workers, read my latest on why it won't work.

Very glad to hear the Deputy PM commit to reading my report 'No Way Home?' - after decades of taxpayer money wasted and lives ruined by the failing Home Office, it's time for a new approach. Read the report: carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/

Quote graphic with text reading: "The Home Office has lost the trust of all major stakeholders and must be radically reformed if it is to have a hope of rebuilding confidence". Then block text saying "No way home? It is time to remove management of immigration from the home Office" with text below reading "A report by Zoe Gardner, commissioned by Carla Denyer MP."

Whether for love, work or to flee danger - people move. Always have and always will. It's the govt's job to make it work - but instead the failing Home Office wastes taxpayer money treating migrants like criminals. Time for something new - my report with
‪@zoejardiniere.bsky.social‬ out today.

"The answer here is for the government to actually tackle inequality."

@zackpolanski.bsky.social makes the case for proper investment in our public services, not more demonisation of migrants.

Our Response to the Immigration White Paper - Green Party Asylum and Migration Policy Working Group Statement from Green Party Asylum & Migration Policy Working Group in response to the Restoring Control over the Immigration System Immigration White Paper published 12 May 2025. This Immigration Whit...

We've been reading the recent Immigration White Paper and have written a detailed response here.

tldr: it is incoherent, unfair and dangerous

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Kenmure Street, Glasgow. Four years ago.

Ordinary people stopped what they were doing to protect their neighbours. No strangers.

Happy Kenmure Street Day ✊

When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵

They found ourselves made strangers in their own country. Enoch Powell. We risk becoming an island of strangers. Keir Starmer.

Starmer's Britain.

Not even subtle.

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Labour targets international students claiming asylum after election losses to Reform Exclusive: Ministers understood to be drafting white paper this month in move to reduce legal migration

Labour want to stop people staying here on legal routes, prevent them working in social care, and think digital IDs are the answer.

This is a policy mess, pandering to the populist nonsense put out by the far right.

If you want a proper policies
#votegreen

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High Visa Fees: Exploiting the Vulnerable - Green Party Asylum and Migration Policy Working Group Today the governement have increased visa fees for most types of immigration applications, including work, study, family and visitor visas. This is despite a recent warning from the House of...

Home Office fees have risen again today, confusingly this is despite the costs appearing to have gone down.

We call on the government to stop exploiting vulnerable people for profit

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Press release: Refugee charities call for an end to 'hostile politics' in open letter to PM - Together With Refugees Today more than 100 refugee charities have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for united communities and an end to ‘hostile politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language of the pa...

We agree, the government must stop using the divisive language of the far right, and implement a fair and humane system of asylum and migration now

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A screenshot of a page on shop.labour.org.uk showing a 'Labour is Tackling Illegal Migration' leaflet for sale

Labour’s recent leaflet that boasts about deporting more people than the Tories is gross.

Labour is failing to provide safe and legal routes into the UK for asylum seekers, while seemingly revelling in turning people’s lives upside down.

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People-smuggling gangs should be treated like terrorists, Starmer to tell global summit Prime minister to urge world leaders to work together to stop criminal gangs as small boat crossings continue to rise

The only way to stop people being forced into the hands of people smugglers is to introduce safe routes for people to seek safety in the UK. Starmer knows this - but instead of making this lifesaving change, he's choosing to dance to Nigel Farage's tune. Shameful.
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Yvette Cooper reviews right to family life for people who enter UK irregularly Government reviews use of human rights law to argue for people being allowed to stay, which PM called a ‘loophole’

At no point should a government be reviewing your right to a family life.

We believe families have a right to be together.

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A day in the life of an asylum hotel: inside the UK’s most controversial accommodation The media often stigmatises asylum hotels – and they are sometimes physically attacked too. But behind closed doors are people who dream of work, wheels, security and the simple freedom to choose what...

A good snapshot of the people staying in asylum support accommodation and some of the problems they face

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YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees BREAKING: Migrant parents screen video message across Westminster

BREAKING: We screened a message from migrant parents across Westminster.

Hostile immigration rules enforced by this Govt. drive children into poverty.

🔊End child poverty, for EVERY child. Scrap No Recourse to Public Funds.

Make sure they know, we won’t let this go. Share now.
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Response to recent changes in 'Good Character' guidance - Green Party Asylum and Migration Policy Working Group On February 10, 2025, the Home Office updated its ‘Good Character’ guidance, introducing significant changes to the criteria for British citizenship applications. Caseworkers at the Home Office use th...

Our response to the recent changes in the Home Office good character guidance - We call for the removal of any consideration on how a person has entered the UK from this guidance

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"This Labour government are plumbing new depths by broadcasting footage of people being detained and deported. Those involved should be searching their consciences to ask if such breath-taking cruelty is really worth it all for the sake of aping the rhetoric of Reform." Carla Denyer MP, Green Party Co-leader I MP Bristol Central

"It’s time this government showed a bit of backbone and told the truth – that migration is good for this country."

@carladenyer.bsky.social responds to Labour's shocking decision to broadcast footage of people being detained and deported.

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS We need safe and legal routes, not boasts about which party can be the cruellest. Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ With screenshot of Labour social media advert that reads: BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS LABOUR HITS LABOUR HITS 5 YEAR HIGH IN MIGRANT REMOVALS

🤦‍♂️ So Labour are making ads boasting about deportations, with Reform-style branding.

Why are Labour trying to be like Farage and his mates?

If only the Government put as much effort into creating a fast, fair and dignified asylum system.

We're up for that, we love this policy 😀 and we have a good research team here that can get the ball rolling

JOINT STATEMENT AGAINST HATE (Muslim Greens and Global Majority Greens a.k.a. Greens of Colour Stand against Misinformation, Defamation, and Hate) "The billionaire class will stop at nothing to protect their interests, often exploiting figures like Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (commonly known as Tommy Robinson) to further their divisive agendas. A video about paedophile rings was uploaded to Twitter / X by Tommy Robinson on 3 January 2025. It features a clip of Green Party of England and Wales Councillor Mothin Ali, who has no association with these horrendous crimes. Retweeted by Elon Musk, the video has amassed over 31 million views, 306,000 likes, and 70,000 shares to date. The video is both factually incorrect and designed to inflame tensions and stoke racial hatred. We have seen the devastating impact of such rhetoric as recently as this summer when racist riots led to violent attacks on individuals based solely on their ethnicity. By promoting these harmful narratives, individuals like Musk, Robinson, and Nigel Farage scapegoat British Muslims and Asians, endangering their safety and fostering a climate of hostility and division. Targeting our councillor is defamatory to him personally, his community, and the Green Party. Such actions are irresponsible, harmful, and undermine the values of equality, fairness, and respect that should define our society. Issues such as grooming and sexual violence require serious, evidence-based solutions, not racist scapegoating. The 2020 Home Office report showed that the largest group of offenders are white, and no ethnicity is disproportionately represented. Facts matter. Hate does not solve problems. We demand the immediate removal of this video by Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson and call on both to issue public apologies across all platforms where the content was shared. We urge British political leaders to unequivocally condemn these divisive acts and stand in solidarity with all British people, including Muslims"

Solidarity ✊

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An obscene, harmful, and expensive vanity project for the tories, will the new government do any better?

Starmer: record net migration shows Tories ran ‘open borders experiment’ PM says previous government ‘deliberately liberalised’ post-Brexit immigration as he announces deal with Iraq

Politics before people.. and an insult to the many people suffering real and severe hardship under the current immigration rules.
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