Alf Dubs
@alfdubs.bsky.social
Labour Peer, ex-MP for Battersea. Campaigner for refugees, especially children. Interested in human rights, asylum policy and Ireland. RTs are not endorsements.
Lord Dubs was just six years old when he escaped Czechoslovakia following the Nazi invasion. He was one of 10,000 refugee children whose lives were saved by being taken in by Britain from 1938-39. Watch his remarkable life story: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c...
This week I asked the minister what action is being taken in response to the #cranstoninquiry to prevent deaths in the Channel following the tragic loss of 30 lives in 2021. I look forward to seeing the Government's interim response by the end of May. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...
Small Boat Deaths: Cranston Inquiry Report - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Small Boat Deaths: Cranston Inquiry Report' on Wednesday 25 March 2026.
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"There is a small part of me that will always be that person who arrived here by train knowing no one" 🎭 @alfdubs.bsky.social reviews 'Paddington: The Musical' 🐻🍊 at the Savoy Theatre, London #Paddington #PaddingtonTheMusical bit.ly/3ZNhqV0
'Paddington: The Musical' review: Alf Dubs finally meets the bear from Peru
I went to the theatre vaguely expecting a heartfelt tale of a lost bear, but what I found was something far more profound – and oddly personal
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Children need their families. Refugee children are no different. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
theguardian.com
The service the BBC provides to its global audience of 414m people across 43 languages including 64m people every week in the 20 most fragile states, must always be valued and defended. 7/7
Ordinary Iranians, so desperate to view trusted BBC news, are also risking their safety by using VPNs to bypass Iran’s strict internet censorship. 6/7
Since 2009, journalists reporting on Iran have faced threats, potential charges carrying the death penalty, and anxiety over family safety. 5/7
Last year I invited Rozita Lotfi, the Head of BBC Persian, to parliament and heard from her directly about the danger faced by World Service journalists while working to counter Iranian state narratives. 4/7
Within five days BBC Persian had reached over 32 million users on Instagram, with some posts being seen over 12 million times, despite the platform having been blocked. 3/7
During the Iran/Israel conflict last year, BBC Persian, part of the BBC World Service, increased broadcasts to round-the-clock and launched emergency radio services in Persian. 2/7
Events in Iran remind us yet again of the vital importance of the BBC World Service. With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7
🇬🇧 "The people of Great Britain will choose the next government. Not some billionaire foreigner." 📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."
My amendment to the Border, Asylum and Immigration Bill on family reunion for child refugees will be debated by peers either tomorrow or next Tuesday...🧵 1/5
It fell to the post-war generation to build our human rights protections. Today, it is the responsibility of progressives - especially within my own party - to mount a strong defence of these principles, or risk them being cast aside www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Holocaust survivor and Labour Lord calls for return of compassionate immigration
Lord Dubs has said Labour is giving in to pressure from the right to harden its stance on immigration
standard.co.uk
I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank.. As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to enter Israel | Peter Prinsley
Barred from entry on ‘public security’ grounds, I had a moment to reflect on how far the country has fallen, says British MP Peter Prinsley
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‘I’ve always felt that I cannot deny to others something I would want for myself.’ Humanist parliamentarian Alf Dubs, speaking in support of the #AssistedDyingBill. He reminds the second chamber that without reform and without a compassionate law, there are no safeguards at all.
Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner - BBC Sounds
Lord Alf Dubs, politician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
bbc.co.uk
@newstalkfm.bsky.social had broadcast my documentary on Ireland and the Holocaust. ☘️✡️ It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors. Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
In the Swastika's Shadow: Ireland and the Holocaust | Newstalk
Producer James Wilson looks at the darkest chapter in European history - the murder of six millio...
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Characteristic good humour from @alfdubs.bsky.social in the newest episode of #WhatIBelieve. How he unexpectedly found himself as a patient in hospital on the day the NHS began… humanists.uk/what-i-belie... 🎧
Humanists UK@humanists.uk · last yr.S7 of #WhatIBelieve out now! EP1 with Labour peer & lifelong humanist @alfdubs.bsky.social. From a childhood encounter with discrimination in 1940s UK to finding himself unexpectedly part of history as a hospital patient on the day the NHS began, he shares stories from his fascinating life.
Snippet from today’s episode of #WhatIBelieve with the brilliant @alfdubs.bsky.social. You can’t help but be inspired listening to stories from his life. An optimistic, kind, and dedicated campaigner! bit.ly/4k3UYiF
#Shaminabegum made grave mistakes. But she's our responsibility and no one else's. Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility. #jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social @reprievehq.bsky.social
What an enormous pleasure to meet this engaged and engaging group from @imixuk.bsky.social There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).
Wissam's brother Abdul yesterday got to fulfil his lifelong dream of watching The Gunners play. And he met the players afterwards! Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK
"Attacks on the rights of refugees are the canary in the coal mine." Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/78e1...
Protections afforded to refugees benefit us all
Disregard for the rights of asylum seekers is the canary in the coal mine for international law
ft.com
But Labour backlash continues. Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country". Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.
