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A police officer speaks into his radio after he and a colleague find people who have crossed the border from Poland into Germany in a forest near Forst, south east of Berlin, Germany, on October 11, 2023
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CHANGES to European Union immigration rules will weaken the rights of asylum-seekers and encourage more morally dubious deals with countries they are fleeing, campaigners have warned.
Following overnight talks, MEPs agreed on the “core political elements” of the Pact on Asylum and Migrants, which will overhaul the rules on migration.
European Parliament president Roberta Metsola called it a “truly historic day,” adding: “Let’s not underestimate the risk if we had not reached such a deal.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE
Starmer sabotaged Labour with his second referendum campaign, mobilising a liberal backlash that sincerely felt progressive ideals were at stake — but the EU was then and is now an entity Britain should have nothing to do with, explains NICK WRIGHT
Meanwhile, over 110 human rights organisations and trade unions demand the EU immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel over its ‘egregious human rights abuses against Palestinians’