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People smugglers aren’t terrorists, and “smashing the gangs” won’t work
On immigration, Labour seems poised to learn the wrong lessons from Trump’s victory - and make the far right more likely to win in the UK, too. But…
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People smugglers aren’t terrorists, and “smashing the gangs” won’t work
On immigration, Labour seems poised to learn the wrong lessons from Trump’s victory - and make the far right more likely to win in the UK, too. But…
Britishness can't be untangled from migration. A new exhibition drives the message home.
The Migration Museum sits in one of London's most diverse neighbourhoods, once the scene of fierce clashes with the Far Right. A new, timely…
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diyora shadijanova
New government's asylum reform must end Hostile Environment
The 28-day move-on period was designed to make the refugee settlement process as hostile and unpleasant as possible to “deter” future arrivals.
Migrant hotels are anything but ‘luxurious’ - and barges are not the answer
Exclusive analysis by The Lead reveals far-right groups have conducted at least 66 hotel 'visits', protests and banner drops – intimidating migrants…
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Sian Norris
״A child protection crisis”: The UK's shocking neglect of asylum-seeking kids
How can the state shrug off the fate of over 150 missing children but enact a law mandating forced MRI and X-ray tests to detect mythical adults…
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Lauren Crosby Medlicott
The strange Royal arrangement that kept Bibby Stockholm afloat
The Mayor of Portland is suing the government for mooring the Bibby Stockholm in her town without permission. But government argues the barge is on…
Craft beer and freedom: why Hongkongers settled in Altrincham and Sale
A wave of trendy bars and restaurants serving authentic Hong Kong street food, craft beer and bubble tea are enriching Altrincham and Sale. But close…
Just how much does the Red Wall care about immigration?
Conservatives have brandished migration fears as key to retaining Labour strongholds they won in 2019. While many voters are back to pre-Brexit…
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Ella Glover
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