{"id":12228,"date":"2025-03-12T19:13:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=12228"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:40:51","slug":"border-security-asylum-and-immigration-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/border-security-asylum-and-immigration-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the performative racism of the other month, I report on the Labour Government’s current legislation. And in JUne, I amended it, to develop a policy proposal for Labour’s NPF and Union conferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

After the poor local election results, the Givernment anounced amendments to the immigration policies in the UK, and they were announced at a press conference, where Starmer spoke and delivered what has become known as his “Island of Strangers” speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. PM remarks at Immigration White Paper press conference: 12 May 2025 <\/a> @gov.uk<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. We are a diverse nation, not an \u2018island of strangers\u2019<\/a>, a reply from the Guardian<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/ideas\/2025\/05\/keir-starmers-island-of-strangers<\/a> and the New Statesman<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. \u2018Island of strangers\u2019 speech echoes of past discordant voices over immigration<\/a>, the Guardian calls out its inglorious predecessors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. https:\/\/x.com\/labourlewis\/status\/1922228497625366961<\/a> Clive Lewis<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. https:\/\/x.com\/NadiaWhittomeMP\/status\/1921904728419570023<\/a> Nadia Whittome<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    They produced a white paper, lisiting a bunch of things they could or will do. Some require legislation, some do not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper <\/a> from HMG<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Changes to UK visa and settlement rules after the 2025 immigration white paper<\/a> from the HoC library.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      What are they going to do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-white-paper<\/a>, the landing page<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/immigration-white-paper-to-reduce-migration-and-strengthen-border<\/a>, the white paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Changes to UK visa and settlement rules after the 2025 immigration white paper<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. https:\/\/www.taylorwessing.com\/en\/insights-and-events\/insights\/2025\/05\/uk-announces-radical-changes-to-its-immigration-rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. https:\/\/freemovement.org.uk\/what-is-in-the-border-security-asylum-and-immigration-bill\/<\/a> from freemovement.org.uk, more police, more offences, longer sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        On French co-operation re Calais,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Zoe speaks, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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