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Peers in the House of Lords
ONE hundred leading civil society figures issued a joint call today demanding politicians reject the “overtly racist” Nationality and Borders Bill.
The damning open letter, signed by Samaritans CEO Julie Bentley and Runnymede Trust CEO Dr Halima Begum, was released ahead of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords on Wednesday.
It describes the proposed legislation — dubbed the “anti-refugee Bill” by critics — as the “latest assault against migrant rights and the democratic rights of British citizens.”
Evidence to peers from medical leaders, patient safety officials and the children’s commissioner has intensified fears that the Bill’s safeguards are inadequate, writes ADAM JAMES POLLOCK
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
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