The climate emergency represents an existential threat to people and communities all over the world. One of the fiercest and growing consequences of this crisis is the mass displacement of people as a result of both the direct and indirect impacts of global warming. Whilst this affects us all, vulnerable people face the largest burden as a result of the worsening crisis:
A new report from the Refugee Council - 'Living in Limbo: A decade of delays in the UK asylum system' based on Freedom of Information data reveals the shocking growth in the backlog of people awaiting an initial decision and the hugely damaging impact this has on individuals and families who are living in a state of prolonged uncertainty and anxiety.
Many organisations are joining together to fight the Government's Nationality and Borders Bill. They also have their own campaigns and you can add your voice here to the Freedom from Torture Petition.
Current UK law allows adult refugees rebuilding their lives in the country to sponsor their immediate family members to join them. Child refugees, however, are completely deprived this right. You can Sign the Refugee Council letter to the Prime Minister calling for the right of refugees to be #FamiliesTogether
The Home Office is just not fit for purpose as this debate showed.
There are some excellent points from our own Tim Farron's speech in this debate on asylum delays including "if I apply for a job and I do not get it, I was not bogus; I was unsuccessful. The notion that people who come here seeking asylum are doing something nefarious is a rotten thing to start off with in any event."
