“This is not the right way to treat asylum seekers,” Paul Butler says of reports that the UK will send channel migrants to Rwanda to process their asylum claims. The Bishop of Durham tells Kirsty Wark he is not “convinced that it will act as a deterrent in any way.” #Newsnight

A cross-party delegation of APPG members visited asylum seekers in #Calais yesterday. They witnessed the living conditions of #asylumseekers risking their lives to cross the Channel, and discussed policy solutions with Calais MP Pierre-Henri Dumont and NGOs working on these issues.

The Church of England Bishops speaking out with one voice against #RwandaPlan #RwandaNotInMyName (£) thetimes.co.uk/article/immora…

Deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is inhumane; it must stop. I asked if Ministers regretted going ahead when they’d not even set up the human rights committee to scrutinise deportations. Shamefully, they seemed to think a 30 min screening interview was an adequate substitute.

I myself have wondered why refugees didn't stay in European countries and have travelled on. So I asked them.

Opinion: Why I joined 25 Bishops in condemning plans to send refugees to Rwanda by Paul Butler independent.co.uk/voices/refugee…

The Rwanda plan isn't going to work. But even if it did, it doesn't change the fundamental principle: that deporting people seeking refuge against their will is wrong We must find solutions beyond the cruel hostile environment. My piece for Now Then Magazine👇 nowthenmagazine.com/articles/i-wen…

We need to clear the asylum backlog so that people aren't illegally detained in poor conditions in centres like Manston, says Caroline Nokes. channel4.com/news/perfectly…

The Home Secretary needs to get this sorted out quickly. We shouldn’t be seeing children living in tents and sleeping on the ground in Manston, says David Simmonds CBE, Conservative MP. The threat of removal for processing in Rwanda is “no deterrent at all". independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

A vital Westminster Hall Debate raised by Olivia Blake MP is getting underway now to highlight how govt. can strengthen the Ukraine Visa Schemes one year on since they were introduced. Follow along here for updates #UkraineOneYearOn

The new law to stop small boats must not risk our moral and legal obligations writes David Simmonds MP in Politics Home #IllegalMigrationBill politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

Tory MP Caroline Nokes, Chairwoman of the Women and Equalities Committee, likens the Government's Illegal Immigration Bill to "Donald Trump's caging of children", saying that elements of the legislation are "absolutely appalling." Tom Newton Dunn | Caroline Nokes

Paul Butler has been a tireless and tenacious advocate for refugee and asylum seekers as well as an outstanding Principal for us here at RAMP. We will be sad to see him go but wish him a happy and fulfilling retirement.

Looking for someone great to join our lovely team RAMP (Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy), to help organisations across the migration and refugee sector to deepen their political impact. Deadline this Thursday.

We are looking for two fantastic p/t policy advisers, who have parliamentary experience, to work with Baroness Stroud : w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp… And Olivia Blake MP : w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.asp… Great opportunities to join a fun and politically diverse team and work on vital issues

Fatiha, Michael, Karen and Omar spoke to MP's in parliament on the links between migration status and poverty! ✊ Here are their testimonies: 🙌 Many thanks to Ruth Lister, Nosheena Mobarik, @BethWinterMP, David Linden, RAMP (Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy), Citizens UK and CreatingGround

Last week the Safety of Rwanda Bill started its passage through Parliament. RAMP Parliamentarians in the Commons have been active in scrutinising its content. 🧵

The House of Lords must speak with one voice against the Rwanda plan, writes the Bishop of Chelmsford Guli Francis-Dehqani independent.co.uk/voices/rwanda-…

People seeking asylum in this country should be able to work in this country. This would allow them to integrate, but also to contribute to their own upkeep and to our society as a whole.

My younger self would have jumped at the chance to be part of Theos. Our 9-month paid internship is for anyone interested in the very niche but fascinating world at the cross-section of media, communications, research, theology and politics. theosthinktank.co.uk/about/theos-in…