Andy Burnham has promised to "put the care of people at the heart of everything". It's time to prove it. No one risks a dangerous journey unless the alternative is worse. Ahmed sought safety in the UK. More than a year later, he's still waiting in an asylum hotel.

"As people who have rebuilt our lives here after fleeing conflict and persecution, we ask you to show the compassionate leadership we know you are capable of. " - Please sign our housewarming card to the new Prime Minister! @rasvoice.bsky.social act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/195459/...

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“As you build your life in No 10, will you help us - people seeking safety - rebuild our lives in Britain?”

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"I feel no different from someone in an open prison." Chuma describes life in the UK's asylum system, where people are often banned from working while they wait for a decision, living in inhumane conditions.

As Britain prepares for a new PM, Andy Burnham, Tamirat A. Tsega of RAS Voice has a clear message: listen to people with lived experience of the asylum system. Safety. Dignity. The right to work. The chance to rebuild. Read his appeal to the next PM: https://bit.ly/4gEhUX5

To Britain's next Prime Minister: Listen to people seeking safety - Refugee Action

Political change can feel very different when decisions made in Westminster directly shape where you live, whether you can work, and how long you must wait for safety. Tamirat A. Tsega, writing from R...

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MPs warned the Immigration and Asylum Bill is "unsafe and unworkable" and challenged the rise of far-right politics. The answer to the far right isn't to copy its politics. Scrap the bill.

We don't need more political theatre or scapegoating refugees. We need leaders focused on homes, public services, human rights and bringing communities together. With Nigel Farage stepping down and a new PM expected, Britain has a chance to choose a different path.

A warm welcome makes a world of difference. Let's build communities that look like this.

Football is a migration story. Some of the world's biggest football stars wouldn't be here without safety, asylum or the chance to rebuild their lives. Behind every migration journey is a person with talent, dreams and potential.

In the final days of Keir Starmer’s leadership, his government is trying to force through yet another cruel and divisive asylum law. It won't stop Channel crossings or fix the broken asylum system. The new Prime Minister must scrap this bill as a first port of call.

Pride is about the right to live openly and safely. Many LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum are often expected to provide evidence of their identity when claiming asylum. The very evidence they're asked for may be evidence they could never safely create. We stand with LGBTQ+ people seeking safety.🌈

People seeking safety need homes, not military camps. Replacing hotels with barracks doesn't fix the asylum system. It simply swaps one unsuitable accommodation for another. We need homes where people can rebuild their lives, not more segregation. Read our solution here: https://bit.ly/4vvdhmG

We asked comedians at Stand Up For Refugees 2026: 🎤 "What's the worst advice you've ever heard?" The answers were exactly as chaotic as you'd hope. Watch below and tell us your worst advice in the replies. Alison Spittle Gbemi Oladipo Josh pugh Milo Edwards Tom Ballard Ollie Horn

Governments come and go. But blaming refugees has never fixed the UK's broken asylum system. The next Prime Minister must choose a different path: safe routes, the right to work, decent housing, and an end to the dehumanising rhetoric that fuels division. People seeking safety deserve better.

“My name is Eduardo, and I work on Refugee Action's fundraising team. But before I was I spent three years in the asylum system. I was told repeatedly that I didn't belong. Then I found Refugee Action's campaigning network. And for the first time in a long time, I felt seen."

☕ A Coffee with Omaira Before moving to the UK, Omaira was a lawyer in Colombia. Today, she works at IRMO, helping others access support and opportunities. Her story is a reminder that behind every migration journey is a person with skills, experience and dreams. Watch below.

This Refugee Week, we asked: "What would you say to someone seeking safety if you wanted to give them hope?" "There are people who care." "Everyone deserves a safe place to call home." "There are many more of us who want you to be safe than there are who want to reject you."

“I’ve spent a lifetime telling powerful stories, but this one is real and it matters.” Listen to Saeed’s story in Refugee Action's BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Please listen, give if you can and share the appeal with your friends and family. Thursday 18 June at 15:27 Donate here: https://bbc.in/49BLA2V

🌈 We're celebrating LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers and their right to live openly, safely and with dignity. Pride is a celebration, but it’s also a protest to defend rights, which is more important than ever right now.

No tragedy should be exploited to justify racist violence. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their home and neighbourhood. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by Monday's horrific stabbing, and with the migrant, refugee and minoritised communities targeted by the subsequent violence in Belfast.

Show your solidarity this Refugee Week and get tickets to our Stand Up For Refugees comedy night! link.dice.fm/standupforrefugees2026 Let’s get together, have a laugh, and build a UK where refugees are welcome.

Ending multi-billion-pound contracts with companies that provide squalid homes to people fleeing war? Sounds like common sense. This government absolutely should rip up these agreements. But... www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

“At my school, refugees, asylum seekers and children from many countries are made to feel welcome.” Children build friendships across languages and cultures every day. Join our digital wave of hope and share your story: https://bit.ly/4dvqlAC #AMillionActsOfHope

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“When the world feels divided, what gives you hope?” The answers we received had something in common: kindness, community, and people showing up for each other. Hope lives in humanity. #AMillionActsOfHope

Last weekend, anti-immigrant voices took to the streets. Today, let’s make hope louder. We’re part of #AMillionActsOfHope, building a digital wave of welcome, solidarity, and community. What gives you hope? What would you say to someone seeking safety? Add your voice: https://bit.ly/4dvqlAC

We stand with refugees always, no matter what.

Local elections are tomorrow 🗳️ If you can vote, make it count. Candidates are knocking on doors. Ask what they stand for. • Will everyone have a safe place to live? • Will people seeking asylum be treated with dignity? • Do you support safe routes? Even one question makes a difference.

These firms participate in and profit from the government's dangerous, racist "one in, one out" policy. This policy returns people who have survived life-threatening journeys to escape persecution back to deeply unsafe conditions in France. Take action with @jcwi-uk.bsky.social now!

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2000+ letters in 24 hrs! People are taking action against airlines complicit in the government’s inhumane “one in, one out” deportation scheme. The people being deported on these flights came to this country seeking safety.   Take action & keep up the pressure. jcwi.org.uk/updates/take...

People seeking safety are being locked out in France and locked up in the UK. ACT NOW. Send your MP a postcard from the border. Ask: When will Keir Starmer scrap these racist, anti-refugee policies? https://act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/188948/subscribe/1?ea.tracking.id=RJ_EmailMPPostcard_BlueSky

NEW! Our new @refugeeaction.bsky.social report, "Locked Out and Locked Up", on systemic racism in UK asylum policy (as it is experienced by people seeking safety in the UK and northern France) is out today. Please read it and share widely. www.refugee-action.org.uk/lockedoutloc...

"All of these deaths are preventable through the creation of safe routes. "We're sending hundreds of millions of pounds to France to fund the policing operation there, and this policing operation includes the snatching of life vests from people.