A PETITION calling for government to create a Ukrainian-style visa scheme for Palestinians is nearing 100,000 signatures — the threshold needed for Parliament to consider a debate on the issue.
Today campaign group Gaza Families Reunited said its petition has been backed by 75 charities and law centres, Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, cross-party Parliamentarians and more than 80,000 members of the public.
It urged more people to sign the petition to help it reach the 100,000 mark before it closes on April 18.
The government’s new immigration proposal risks creating a society where rights are earned, not guaranteed, warn feminist groups Project Resist and FiLiA in a joint statement
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
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE


