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Lou Calvey

@LouCalvey

Refugee & Asylum specialist. Migrants, LGBT & Human Rights advocacy. She/Her

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calendar_today23-08-2010 09:18:42

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Lou Calvey(@LouCalvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Martha’ from Baby Reindeer says she was never prosecuted, never charged. And yet Netflix depicts this clearly and claim it’s a true story. She’s now been targeted by people tracing her identity.

Everyone involved in this needs support & safeguarding. Worrying from Netflix.

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Sabir Zazai 🧡(@sabir_zazai) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Your Damehood, allow me to fix some facts for you: 🧵
1. Britain has never been a soft touch. Those that arrive here often face discrimination, racism and inhumane asylum policies.
2. I arrived 24 years ago. There was no buffet. I had to survive on £5 a day.

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Jennifer Blair(@SqueakinglyJen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/4 I don't think most of you will necessarily realise how disgustingly racist this is. I previously worked for Emily Thornberry's constituency office and can't begin to express how repugnant it is for an MP to refuse to hear from asylum seeking constituents.

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Lou Calvey(@LouCalvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

While they’re locking up thousands of people simply for trying to claim asylum using the only route available to them.

theguardian.com/society/articl…

While they’re locking up thousands of people simply for trying to claim asylum using the only route available to them. theguardian.com/society/articl…
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May Bulman(@maybulman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to have won this Amnesty Award for our investigation exposing how Afghan commandos who were paid & trained by the UK have been abandoned by Britain - and the harm they’ve faced

Holly Bancroft Fahim Abed Monica C. Camacho Lighthouse Reports The Independent

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

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Nadia Whittome MP(@NadiaWhittomeMP) 's Twitter Profile Photo

By making attacking refugees the core of their message, the Tories badly misjudged the public mood.

One poll shows that, if an election was held today, they’d be left with 13 MPs.

People want a hopeful, unifying vision. That’s what Labour should offer.

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit(@GMIAU) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We love this photo!

Maggy, a brilliant organiser who led a powerful, hopeful demonstration against Rwanda detentions on Friday.

And GMIAU's Ryan, who was her solicitor.

Two superstars who fight for justice.🌟

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Sara de Jong(@de_Jong_Sara) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I admired Led By Donkeys work from afar before & was so pleased to be consulted by them about their newest action 👇 out today.
testimony shows:

➡️'Safe routes' are often unavailable
➡️ Home Office get decisions wrong
➡️Refugees deserve a fair hearing

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Professor Lucy Easthope(@LucyGoBag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was gripped by Baby Reindeer. I was slightly surprised by statement at start that simply said this was a true story as normally there is much more explanation/equivocation than that - all agreed with the lawyers etc but went with it. What I most definitely did assume….

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Robert Elston(@robertelston) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lou Calvey My wife and I married because (spoiler alert) we love each other. The payment of the continual visa fees NHS surcharge every 2.5 years of total of £11,286 makes this “all you can eat buffet” whilst being abused by the staff seem very poor value

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Lou Calvey(@LouCalvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Come on Labour. Lead the way here. You’ve said No to Rwanda, you’ve said no to the Illegal Migration Act. And your polling shows people support you in this.

A fair system, with safe access, that treats people well. Simple, do-able, winnable.

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Lou Calvey(@LouCalvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is exceptional. Please get this shared everywhere.

M Rafi Hottak Rafi - thank you, our country is so much the better & brighter for you making it your home. You absolute star 🧡

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Lou Calvey(@LouCalvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A sitting ‘So Called’ MP refusing to help constituents based solely on his prejudice. Disgraceful discriminatory behaviour.

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Lou Calvey(@LouCalvey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘I cannot sleep in my home because maybe the police will come and catch me. I live homeless now, in the street’

Government driving a homeless & exploitation crisis by bullying people out of the system. It’ll take years for us to recover from their abuse.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

‘I cannot sleep in my home because maybe the police will come and catch me. I live homeless now, in the street’ Government driving a homeless & exploitation crisis by bullying people out of the system. It’ll take years for us to recover from their abuse. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Jacqueline (Jacqui) Mckenzie(@JacquiMckenzie6) 's Twitter Profile Photo

to the pm:

'Every morning as I shave my head in the mirror, I have to pinch myself. How is it that a boy from Baghdad who came to these shores, fleeing persecution & unable to speak a word of English, was able to do as much as I have?'

The hypocrisy -

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