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."

This article in The Guardian explains how the Home Office is acting unlawfully in its rush to deport asylum seekers. So depressing. Fortunately there are lawyers and campaigners prepared to challenge the Home Office yet again

The Government's latest figures show that just 353 refugees were resettled in the UK in 2020-21 - a drop of 93% since the previous year. So much for safe and legal routes. Read Alistair Carmichael's 'take' on how Priti Patel is turning her back on refugees