I chaired a meeting of the APPG for Immigration Detention to discuss the concerning situation in UK immigration detention facilities. We were joined by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to discuss his concerning report, which warned of a “worrying deterioration in safety”...
This month, MPs debated the government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. I welcomed positive steps the government has taken since coming to power, such as scrapping the unworkable Rwanda scheme and closing the Bibby Stockholm barge. However, it is very...
I have tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) regarding the treatment of LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention. It’s important for the government to recognise the heightened harassment, abuse and violence that LGBTQI+ people are subjected to in this setting and take...
The Government is detaining two of my constituents ahead of next week's mass deportation flight to Jamaica. Both women have close family here. Neither has a criminal record. I've written to the Home Secretary calling on her to take them off the flight...
It was recently reported that an elderly woman with lung cancer was told she would have to fly home to Ukraine in order to receive treatment. This would be quite a feat given there are currently no flights going into the country. Confronted with this news, Home Office...
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