Jon Featonby
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Refugee and asylum policy at @RefugeeCouncil, with a bit of #LFC and #DHFC. Ex-@redcrosspolicy.
Leicestershire
Joined April 2010
In all the debate on the Rwanda bill there's been less focus on how it, along with the Illegal Migration Act, shuts down the asylum system. In new @refugeecouncil analysis, we warn the system is in meltdown with more than 100k people facing being shut out by the end of the year.
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RT @BBCWorldatOne: "To have tens of thousands of unidentified burial sites. is a global humanitarian crisis.". Prof Caroline Wilkinson, c….
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RT @LGAcomms: A positive step from the Government to temporarily extended the ‘move on’ period from 28 to 56 days, but it should made perma….
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RT @Refugees_EU: UNHCR's updated position on returns to Syria calls on States to:. 📢 Not forcibly return anyone to Syria.📢 Ensure people fl….
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While recent developments bring hope and a chance for peace and stability, they also underscore the immense challenges facing displaced Syrians inside the country and refugees abroad. The situation...
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Great that local authorities are discussing this. They have key role in providing early support to avoid homelessness among new refugees.
Our first motion, proposed by @staff_heather and seconded by @sheilachapman01 speaks to the Asylum Support Bill which has its second reading on 13th December. As a Borough of Sanctuary, we will continue to stand up for people’s right to seek a safe home in Islington.
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RT @IslingtonLabour: Our first motion, proposed by @staff_heather and seconded by @sheilachapman01 speaks to the Asylum Support Bill which….
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RT @EnverSol: ‘We know it is a genuinely positive step that will make a difference to the lives of the refugees we work with. For too long….
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The Standard has secured a major victory in its A Place to Call Home winter appeal
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RT @HelenBamber: This winter, let's remember that thousands of people seeking asylum in the UK face being homeless after receiving refugee….
standard.co.uk
As part of our A Place To Call Home winter appeal, the Standard is calling for asylum seekers to be allowed to work after six months
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RT @PARLYapp: Two ministerial statements today @YvetteCooperMP on net migration and border security and @HFalconerMP developments in NW Syr….
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RT @refugeecouncil: "Why can’t we live like normal people?" Miguel tells @theLNDStandard about the devastating impact of not being allowed….
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MHCLG stats just out show more than 21,000 refugee households were given homelessness assistance by local authorities in England because they were being kicked out of asylum accommodation in the year to June 2024. Up from 6,020 the year before. That's a 252% increase.
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Asylum stats show the impact of the new government unblocking the asylum system. More initial interviews took place in both August & September than during the last government's backlog clearance. In June there were 1,157 interviews - August there were 10,327 and September 11,540.
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But as the Illegal Migration Act had shut down decision making, the asylum backlog is likely to have risen between June and September. That also means more people like to be supported by the Home Office.
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Quarterly immigration stats are out at 9.30 this morning. The last release showed that in the months before the election the asylum system was at its lowest level of productivity since the height of the covid pandemic. Today’s stats may show that Labour have started fixing that.
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RT @refugeecouncil: Like many refugees, Habib became homeless at almost exactly the point he was granted status - the tragic yet inevitable….
standard.co.uk
As our Winter Appeal hits £1million, we turn the spotlight on an official policy that’s making newly recognised refugees homeless
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RT @APPGRefugees: This is an important Bill from APPG Refugees member Baroness Ruth Lister on 13th December. The APPG will hold a briefing….
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Confirmation that the second reading of Baroness Lister’s private members’ bill that would give refugees 56 days to move on from home office support after a positive asylum decision rather than the current 28 days will be on 13 December.
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RT @YoungBridget: Thanks to @BigIssue for their coverage of @NACCOMnetwork data bulletin launched yesterday, which shows huge rises in refu….
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It should be unbelievable that the last government paid £15.3m for a site to use as asylum accommodation that turned out to be contaminated, and that had been bought for £6m a year before, but it’s not.
nao.org.uk
Home Office’s quick acquisition of the Northeye site for asylum accommodation led to it cutting corners and paying more than it needed to.
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