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Debate on the #ImmigrationBill is starting now – our guide to what’s at stake today
https://www.jcwi.org.uk/blog/what-to-watch-for-as-mps-debate-the-immigration-bill
And watch live https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/00c5e2e8-1dcd-456d-9cb2-cf7d4a5b751c
https://www.jcwi.org.uk/blog/what-to-watch-for-as-mps-debate-the-immigration-bill
And watch live https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/00c5e2e8-1dcd-456d-9cb2-cf7d4a5b751c
"I don't believe for a minute that the Government has considered the impact of this Bill on the Health and Social Care sector + those who rely on it" says @BrendanOHaraMP calling for an independent review of the impact of the Bill on the sector.
Shadow Immigration Minister @HollyLynch5 says NRPF has pushed people into destitution and calls for @BorisJohnson to keep his promise and help those hard-working families who have found themselves with no support in this crisis
"If someone is moving to or from a training post in the NHS, they have to apply for a new visa - and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge again." @hollylynch5 on the nonsensical fees attached to the visa system
"I have case after case of people who have suffered human trafficking, torture, rape and modern slavery - some outside the UK and some since they arrived... what do we do when they arrive here? We lock them up." @DavidDavisMP condemns indefinite detention + calls for time limit
"Last year alone the Government paid out £8 million in compensation for unlawful detention" @DavidDavisMP "I am ashamed of what our immigration detention system does to people... it is time to put it right"
"These are some of the most anti-family policies anywhere in the world" says @Stuart_McDonald + speaks out for UK citizens living in Europe with their EU national families, who face losing their right to return under the current proposals.
. @timloughton + @edwardtimpson note the failure of Gov't to monitor whether looked-after EEA national children are getting Settled Status
This failure to monitor comes up time + again e.g. our letter to the Home Sec today https://www.jcwi.org.uk/protecting-eu-citizens-from-covid-19-joint-letter-to-the-home-secretary
This failure to monitor comes up time + again e.g. our letter to the Home Sec today https://www.jcwi.org.uk/protecting-eu-citizens-from-covid-19-joint-letter-to-the-home-secretary
Streatham MP @BellRibeiroAddy calls for an end to the #HostileEnvironment - which is long overdue
Check out this thread today from our @MaryCAtkinson on the astronomical financial costs of implementing the Hostile Environment https://twitter.com/MaryCAtkinson/status/1277928389144449024
Check out this thread today from our @MaryCAtkinson on the astronomical financial costs of implementing the Hostile Environment https://twitter.com/MaryCAtkinson/status/1277928389144449024
