UK government’s hostile environment for migrants has been in full-force during the Covid pandemic
The halt on evictions was welcome – though it took legal action to prevent the Home Office starting them up again right in the middle of winter and a second wave, writes Stuart McDonald MP. | PA Images
18 December 2020
Migrants are disproportionately impacted by Covid, yet receive the least amount of help from the Tory government. On International Migrants Day we should reaffirm our commitment to treat migrants fairly and keep them safe.
As we end a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, it is hard not to look at International Migrants Day through the same lens.
UP TO 500 refugees could be housed in a Hampshire camp with no mains power or running water, according to former immigration minister Caroline Nokes.
The Tory MP grilled Home Office minister Chris Philp in the Commons yesterday over proposed changes to asylum law, which she said could have “far-reaching consequences” if they come into force in January.
New rules, published quietly last week, will prevent people from claiming asylum in Britain if they have passed through or have a connection with a “safe” third country.
In an urgent question, Ms Nokes raised concerns that this would “create a separate tier of asylum-seeker” in which claims would not be considered.
One care home resident will be saved for every 20 people vaccinated, new data shows
Fewer than two million doses are required to vaccinate care home residents and carers, yet the group accounts for one third of deaths
14 December 2020 • 1:53pm
Annie Innes, 90, becomes the first British care home resident to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 14
Credit: RUSSELL CHEYNE/REUTERS
One care home resident could be saved for every 20 vaccinated, new research suggests.
A report from the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group suggests that the Government was right to prioritise vulnerable people in care homes and the over-80s because they have made up two thirds of deaths so far.