A cracking day's canvass in #Makerfield. @andyburnham.bsky.social's face is everywhere and all but one door I knocked on today are supporting him. Lovely colleagues too! (Thanks for the lift to the station, Steve!)
Candida Jones
@candidaj.bsky.social
I work with Alf Dubs. Former journalist but now mostly doing politics. I'm writing a book. I love Italy. (Melons aside). Always European. The other place got nasty. Refugees are welcome.
A story about Jon Snow.. We got my Dad's terrible diagnosis thirty years ago while I was working with Jon. We didn't know each other well then but when Jon caught me crying at work, he asked me what was wrong and he listened and was kind. Then...
The idea that people can be vilified for their sexuality or gender has no place in this day and age. Well done, Tom, for speaking out. I'm sure #Pride in #BuryStEdmunds will be a joyous celebration! 🏳️🌈 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Campaigner takes stand over Bury St Edmunds Pride comments
He says he is horrified to see people calling members of the LGBTQ+ community "freaks".
bbc.co.uk
The change this country needs is impossible if we stay trapped in a failed Brexit deal. It's time to rip up the red lines on Europe. Join our campaign today 👇
The wonderful @alfdubs.bsky.social has been nominated by @amnesty as this year's People's Human Rights Champion. What a wonderful way to recognise a lifetime spent championing human rights. Please consider voting for him and sharing the link. Thank you! www.amnesty.org.uk/forms/people...
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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First time I've ever seen a dead heat in a vote in parliament. Speaker Nokes had the deciding vote and backed the lib dem 10 minute bill on rejoining the customs union which means it will now be fully debated in January (the 13th, I think) #brexit @labourlist.bsky.social @politicshome.bsky.social
Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country. Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
bylinetimes.com
A powerful thread from a former child refugee and beloved elder statesman of the Labour movement. A huge moral test for the Labour Government. Surely it won't whip against @alfdubs.bsky.social on an issue of principle that it supported in opposition.....
Alf Dubs@alfdubs.bsky.social · 9mo agoMy 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
Lord Dubs is 92 years old and this is his first rebellion. 👏👏👏
Alf Dubs@alfdubs.bsky.social · 9mo agoMy 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
This year, for the first time since we planted the tree 15 yrs ago, we have an olive harvest. Half the purple ones will be brined. The other half, just sea salt. The green ones we've pitted, ready to sugar them for 'spoon sweets'. Olives in London. It's a kind of happy sad...
#Farage ally, the ADF, orchestrated Farage's appearance at Congress. ADF opposes abortion and helped topple Roe v. Wade. For the first time in his political "career" Farage has started mentioning abortion. Are they coming for British abortion rights? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
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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
theguardian.com
The BBC World Service is a vital asset in a volatile world, projecting UK soft power and combating disinformation as hostile states escalate the information war. I brought cross-party figures together to discuss the World Service ahead of my Parliamentary debate this Thursday.
#Farage should listen to today's Desert Island Discs. @alfdubs.bsky.social speaking with warmth, wisdom, humour and compassion about refugees and #Europe and the grave dangers of populist right-wing politics. 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
#GaryLineker has always been kind and generous in his support for refugees. Here he is with the legendary @alfdubs.bsky.social at a refugee football match, and with the players, (including the first "Dubs child" to come to the UK). He lives the phrase #Refugeesarewelcome
#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
My (British) niece is spending her 2nd uni year studying in the US. Ahead of applying for her student visa she was discreetly advised to remove any social media posts mentioning Gaza, or anything that could be interpreted as any kind of criticism of the US administration. Sounds a bit North Korea-y
Britain, a trading nation, now has a vital choice to make about its priority trading partners: - the EU, where agreements are made, kept, reciprocal, based on international norms, & enforced by a court - the USA, where agreements are made, broken, changed & broken again at a whim, with no recourse
24photography opened its latest exhibition today in Soho Square. 24 great images from 24 artists from St Martins (including me!) celebrating the 24 hours of New Year's Day. We've been going for 22 years. Only 2 more to go! The exhibition is free. And the crocuses are out. www.24photography.org
The latest exhibition of brilliant work from the artists at 24photography opens on Saturday in Soho Square. We've been capturing New Year's Day for 22 years. Only 2 years to go. It's free and there will be cake.
"My fear is that affording protections and safety to refugees is, tragically, becoming as unpopular today as offering protection to many of Europe's Jews was in 1938" @alfdubs.bsky.social's defence of the #Refugeeconvention in today's FT. 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
If there was still any lingering doubts about the new regime in Washington backing the far-right in Europe, Vance has now dispelled it. Invoking free speech & democracy, he backs those who want to destroy them both www.politico.eu/article/us-v...
JD Vance attacks Europe over migration, free speech
U.S. vice president stunned the audience with his broadside on the way Europe is run.
politico.eu
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.
Ahead of 2nd reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill next Monday 10th February, MPs and Peers from the APPG recommend improvements to safe and legal routes be included in the legislation: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/...
Cross-Party group of Parliamentarians Call for Urgent Action on Safe Routes for Refugees
The APPG on Refugees is today launching a significant new report urging the UK Government to improve safe and legal routes for refugees, as part of a comprehensive response to the challenges of irregu...
refugeecouncil.org.uk