Sign our call below for Labour to stand for refugees and all migrants’ rights as it takes power. Download a physical sign-up sheet to gather support in your community, workplace, local party meetings, union branch and among canvassers on Labour campaign events.
Fourteen years of Tory rule have compounded decades of hostile policy to give the UK a cruel, racist and nonsensical border regime. Ending free movement with Europe was the biggest expansion of border controls in decades. The Hostile Environment and “no recourse to public funds” policies have driven many migrants into destitution. We now have a de-facto ban on seeking asylum.
This agenda is an attack on everyone. The Tories want to scapegoat migrants for their own failings – falling wages, the housing crisis and crumbling public services. And by stripping migrants’ rights, they leave migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation. The truth is, our society has enough wealth to create decent jobs, homes and services for everyone – if we tax the rich and big business.
Labour must reverse this legacy. We call on the next Labour government to:
- Cancel any scheduled Rwanda flights and bring back anyone already deported there
- Close all immigration detention centres and halt deportations
- Guarantee safe and legal routes for asylum seekers
- Scrap “no recourse to public funds” and give everyone day-one equal access to work, social security, housing and public services
- Abolish the Hostile Environment
- Bring back and extend free movement
We will put forward clear policies for migrants’ rights and equality at Labour’s annual conference, and we will organise our CLPs and trade unions to protest and to defend ourselves, our neighbours and co-workers. We invite everyone in our movement to join us.
Sign below
- John Moloney, PCS Assistant General Secretary (pc), Slough CLP
- Elaine Jones, UNISON NEC & Cheshire & Wirral Community Health Branch Secretary; Birkenhead CLP
- Ed Whitby, UNISON NEC & National Local Govt Executive
- Rhian Elinor Keyse, UCU NEC
- Chris Marks, PCS NEC
- Eleanor Clarke, PCS NEC
- Vijay Menezes-Jackson, PCS NEC, Scottish Executive & National Young Members’ Ctte; Edinburgh Central CLP Political Education Officer
- Arielle Bennett, Chair, United Tech & Allied Workers (CWU branch)
- Steve Chapman, Chair, National Union of Students NSC; Unite the Union
- Maria Exall, CWU Greater London Combined
- Dashty Jamal, Secretary, International Federation of Iraqi Refugees
- Saeed Arman, Secretary, International Organisation of Iranian Refugees
- Halaleh Taheri, founder, Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
- Ben Towse, Labour Campaign for Free Movement co-founder; Camden UNISON branch committee
- Michael Chessum, Labour Campaign for Free Movement co-founder, Tooting CLP, GMB
- Cllr Rita Chadha, Co-Chair of Civil Society for Labour; West Ham & Beckton CLP; Community Union
- Ellen Robottom, Secretary, Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group; Leeds Central and Headingley CLP; Unite Community Leeds, Wakefield, York Climate and Environment Officer; delegate to Leeds Trades Union Council
- Nik Barstow, Chair, Greater Manchester Socialist Health Association; Stretford and Urmston CLP; Unite the Union
- Stephen Rodger Benson, Secretary, Edinburgh Central CLP; Unison
- Martin Page, Branch Secretary, Lewisham East CLP
- Kirsten Forkert, BCU UCU branch secretary
- Justine Canady, Lewisham UNISON Branch Secretary
- Sacha Marten, Birmingham Ladywood CLP
- Tyrone Falls, Unite workplace rep (pc), Bristol Central CLP, UCU
- Rowan Woodward
- Daniel Randall, Holborn & St. Pancras CLP, RMT
- Royston Knipe
- Justine Cal
- Chris Jefferie
- Patrick Jenkins, NEU Rep, St Albans CLP
- Dave Statham, GMB Holborn
- Jo Wilkinson, Society of Authors
- Neil Wigglesworth, Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor CLP, UCU
- Daniel Davison-Vecchione, Dorking & Horley CLP BAME Officer, UCU
- Andrew Nodroum, Labour International, Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft
- Pete Firmin, Trades Council delegate from CWU branch
- Gareth Glynn
- Barbara Forbes
- Steven Dive
- Patrick Scott, National Union of Journalists
- Helen Spriggs
- David Worrall, Unison
- Mette Berg, UCU
- Les Wentland
- Jim Denham, Unite delegate to Birmingham Selly Oak CLP, Unite & GMB & MU
- Mary Stow, Hammersmith CLP
- Martin Jewitt, Folkestone and Hythe CLP
- Dave Kellaway, Treasurer, Lea Bridge branch, Hackney and Stoke Newington CLP, Unite community
- Carol Westall, Hexham CLP
- Ronne Randall, Rushcliffe CLP
- Tony Howard, Louth & Horncastle CLP
- Benjamin Firmston, St Austell and Newquay CLP
- Madeleine Brierley
- Nick Bernards, UCU
- Clive Brett, Monmouthshire
- Duncan Morrison, NEU
- Reuben Woolley, Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Committee, Tottenham CLP
- Elizabeth Kempshall, Hove CLP
- Sarah Townend, PCS
- Don Flynn, Greenwich & Woolwich CLP, Unite Community
- Marilyn Solomon
- Andy Hoskins, GMB
- Graham Fay, Swansea East CLP
- Della Holbrook
- Yvonne Forsey
- Anne Mills, Secretary, Penn Labour Party, Wolverhampton West CLP, NEU
- Pam Wortley, Newcastle North CLP, Unite
- George Cook
- John Murray, Hornsey and Wood Green CLP, Unison, Unite
- Anthony Stapleton, Edmonton CLP
- Trevor Russel
- Philip Ward, Unison
- Anne Hayfield, Poplar and Limehouse CLP
- John Searby, Brighton Pavilion CLP
- Martin Gautier
- Mark Palmer
- Terry Walker, Brighton Pavilion CLP
- Chris Bright, Peckham CLP
- Angie Denman, Charnwood CLP
- Andrew Reeves PCS
- Roland England, Chipping Barnet CLP
- Peter Nelson, North Hull CLP, Unite
- Kaye Ludlow, Truro and Falmouth CLP
- Karen Campbell
- Jane Clarke, Leicester South CLP, Unite Community
- Malcolm Hunter, Leicester South CLP, UNISON
- Julia O’Connell Davidson, Unite
- Paul Reddy
- kathleen Hunt, Cannock Chase CLP
- William Johns, Shop Steward, GMB UNISON
- Andy Warren, FBU Branch Rep, Lewisham North CLP
- Mike Rowley, Oxford East CLP, Unite
- Steve Doone
- John Brown
- Timothy Mullen, Stoke-on-Trent South CLP
- Lesley Whitfield
- Liam McQuade, NEU
- Mike Young
- Wendy Pettifer, European League in Defence of Human Rights committee; Hackney South CLP; Unite Community
- Bill MacKeith, GC delegate, Oxford West and Abingdon CLP; Oxford Trade Council vice president; NUJ
- Emma Rattenbury, Unite
- Keith Davidson, Tyneside North CLP
- Tim Cooper, Nottingham East CLP Trade Union Liason Officer
- Mick Rogers
- Stephen Dodd
- Glyn Hambrook, UCU (Retired member)
- Gideon Ben-Tovim, Riverside CLP
- Michael Brass
- Ruth Fryer, Holborn and St Pancras CLP
- Angie Mindel, NEU
- Sarah Jones, Milton Keynes CLP
- Anna Rapotu
- Ollie Parham
- Sandra Dudley
- Alan Stanley, Asst Fin. Sec. Leicester & dist T.U. Council; Leicester West CLP; GMB
- Paul Kirsch
- Stephen Carlill, Dulwich and West Norwood CLP, Unite
- Malcolm Witherington, Warwick CLP
- Francesco Sani, UCU
- Norman Spalding
- Sarah Early, Dorset South CLP, Unite
- John Henry, Unite
- Cathy Aynsle, Rutland and Melton CLP
- Conor Rafferty
- Joanne Newton
- Pablo Martinez
- Mike Dolan, Chester South & Eddisbury CLP, Prospect
- John Murray, Hornsey and Wood Green CLP, Unison
- Gil Jetley
- Honey Summers
- John Cunningham, Chorley CLP, UCU (retired)
- Ron Cohen, CWU
- Magdalena Williams
- Ian Lebeau, Society of Authors
- Helen Grogan
- Anna Pollert, UCU
- Rowena Foote
- Lizzie Bird
- Sandra Hogben, Dulwich & West Norwood CLP, Guild of Health Writers
- John Bond, LME delegate for Oxford East CLP
- Hong Luo, Delegate, York CLP; TSSA
- Douglas Igbinigie
- Rebecca Nelsey, Sheffield Solidarity Group
- Tim Holt, Keighley CLP, Unison
- Esther Townsend, Lewisham East CLP, Unison
- Rosy Mack, Leamington and Warwick CLP, UCU
- Gavin Edwards, Walthamstow CLP, UCU, Unite Community
- Joe Booth, Chipping Barnet CLP, RMT
- Eric Chipulina, West Suffolk CLP, Unite
- Geoff Taylor, TEFL Workers’ Union (IWW), UCU (retired)
- Lorna Hicks
- Leo Karran, Unison Labour Link; Young Members Officer; Sheffield Central CLP
- Margaret Masterman, Boston and Skegness CLP, UNISON
- Frank Lumsden
- Naomi Andrews
- Paula Mitchell
- Mark Jones, Unite the Union, Community
- Azia Ramani, Prospect
- Patrick Wood, Richmond Park CLP
- Michael Newman, Milton Keynes North CLP
- Valerie Jeffries, Faversham and Mid Kent CLP
- Philippa Drew
- Tim Beecher, Unison
- George Wheeler, Lambeth Unison Young Members Officer, Putney CLP
- Isaac Brewer
- Ben Taylor
- Gordon Thomas
- Anisha Nijhawan
- Sacha Ismail, London Fire Brigade Unison environment officer (pc), Unison
- Wes White, Unison
- Catherine Nugent, UCU
- Christine McFarlane
- Ben Mills
- Jalal Saeed, Iraqi Federation of Refugees & Canadian Council for Refugees
- Tanya Ahmed
- Safeen Muhammed
- Aso Goran, International Federation of Iraqi Refugees
- Karen Johnson, Ward Secretary London Bridge & West Bermondsey (pc), Bermondsey and Old Southwark CLP, PCS
- Connor Lempriere, TSSA
- Marguerita McNally
- Alex Owolade, Equality Officer Lambeth & Southwark Unite Community, Vauxhall CLP
- Martin Sherwood, Stockport CLP
- Ssman Jaff
- Mary Hendy, Unite senior rep, South Leicestershire CLP
- John Goodman, Rugby CLP
- Isabelle Candy, Unison
- Sam Cockle-Hearne, Dorking & Horley CLP, Unite
- Keir Birchall, UCU
- Amos Schonfield, Hackney North & Stoke Newington CLP, Unison
- Eunice Gilks, Twickenham CLP
- David Powell
- Nik Gorecki, IWW
- Christopher Gray, Haringey Labour, Unite
- Bob Sutton, Lewisham West & East Dulwich CLP, RMT London Underground Fleet Branch
- Harriet Monkhouse, Manchester Withington CLP, NUJ
- Claire Marriott, Convenor, Camden UNISON
- Amy Rushton, Chair, Bath & North East Somerset UNISON
- Graham Clarke, Spelthorne District UNISON
- Medina Hussain, Barnet Council UNISON
- Louise Powis, Sandwell UNISON
- A Bright, Joint Secretary, SOAS UNISON
- Ilina Todorovska, Winchester CLP; Branch Environmental Officer, UNISON
- Andrew Berry, Islington North CLP; UNISON Labour Link Officer
- Evonne Laurencin, UNISON Labour Link; Camden UNISON
- Charles Ough, Oxford Uni UNISON
- Sjaan Heemskerk, Southend West CLP; UNISON Labour Link National Forum
- Doreen Davies, UNISON CVO
- George Squire, UNISON Steward
- Joan Thomson, UNISON Steward
- Leke Ojesina, UNISON Steward
- Yemisi Oyedepo, Comms Officer, Bedford Health UNISON
- Glenn Carrington, UNISON Steward
- Alla Kurhanska, UNISON Steward
- Balaka Fell-Holden, UNISON Steward
- Martin Morgan, Nottingham East CLP, Unite
- Pascale Robinson, IWGB
- Pete Radcliff, Unite Community, UCU
- Stuart Brown
- Alexy Neelesh King, Vice-Chair Nottingham Trent Labour; Lead for Collective Advocacy NTU Student Solidarity; Derbyshire Dales CLP; Notts East Coop Party; Unison
- Chris Whale, NEU
- Alan Lodge, NUJ
- Michael Howard, Nottingham East CLP, Unite
- Penny Dale, Nottingham East CLP, Unite
- Roger Turner