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ANTI-RACISM campaigners demanded today that the NHS surcharge be scrapped for all migrants after the government U-turned on its policy of charging migrant healthcare staff.
Labour MPs including Diane Abbott and Bell Ribeiro-Addy joined Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) in welcoming PM Boris Johnson’s policy reversal — made on Thursday under pressure from campaigners and Labour and Tory MPs.
The current fee is £400 per year per person and is set to rise to £624 in October.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY
