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Category Archives: Immigration
The Government will send asylum seekers to Rwanda!
At 1.30am this morning the Home Office responded to a petition that some of us have signed calling for the Government to “Stop the government’s ‘one way ticket’ plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda”. Along with the almost 12,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Justin Welby, Prince Charles, Rwanda, Simon Bowen, Stephen Cottrell
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Will our MPs get Government to help Ukraine children
There are many challenges that are currently impacting our nation and we all need our local MPs to be aware of these and for them to raise them within Parliament and get the Government to respond. The challenge is how … Continue reading
Very disturbing responses from Priti Patel on Rwanda
Last Wednesday there was this session in Parliament under the headline of “Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda” and during the debate my personal MP Caroline Lucas asked a very good quality question and the responses from Priti Patel … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Caroline Lucas, Priti Patel, Rwanda
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Several positive petitions that would benefit from us
Yesterday one of my friends made this comment on Facebook and I had already spotted that there is a very constructive petition in the Government Petition block. As it happens so did one of her other friends. The petition is … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Channel 4, Dawn Gracie, EU, Nadine Dorries, Priti Patel, Rwanda
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A good view by Prince Charles to stop using Rwanda
There are far too many damaging decisions that have emerged from the current Government which many of us would like to bring to an end. Writing tweets or other social media settings or blogs or signing petitions are of course … Continue reading
Is the Home Office issuing more Ukrainian visas now?
Last Wednesday a debate took place called Preventing Crime and Delivering Justice. That came the day after the Opening of Parliament and the Minister who opened the discussion was Prit Patel. Following her statement Yvette Cooper responded and during her … Continue reading
Will any sensitive Tories reflect these issues?
The anger that is strongly expressed in Northern Ireland as well as in Scotland for their very clear opposition to Brexit and the rejection of their views by the Westminster Conservative Party is one of the potential reasons why Sinn … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Green Party, Paul Bernal, Rwanda
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Government ignores the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Government has actually ignored questions from a number of people in the House of Lords last Thursday. One of them was Lord Roberts of Llandudno and I wrote about the way Roger Roberts was rejected two days ago which … Continue reading
Posted in Church Teaching, Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Justin Welby, Roger Roberts, Rwanda, Susan Williams
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A very vital Parliament question regarding Rwanda
These questions which were submitted at the end of last week about Rwanda were tragically closed down by the Government. At the end of last week the written questions that were provided by Lord Roberts of Llandudno were answered by … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Roger Roberts, Rwanda, Susan Williams
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Some terrible cases that took place last week
Last week in Parliament a number of debates and decisions took place and it was interesting to see how some of our local MPs and indeed others responded to them. The completion of the Nationality and Borders Bill was very … Continue reading