One year ago, it was reported that the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, had fled the country. In April 2022, President Biden had announced his intention of fully withdrawing of US troops from Afghanistan. Subsequently, the Taliban’s attacks across the country intensified and a number of …
Asylum and Migration
Five things you can do to mark Refugee Week (20-26 June 2022)
Refugee Week is taking place from 20-26 June this year, with the theme of 'Healing'. There is so much going on across the UK to celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees - we've picked out five things you and your church can do: Reflect on Sanctuary each day A new free …
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
A statement on behalf of the Methodist Church in Britain, Baptists Together and the United Reformed Church We lament the passing of the Nationality and Borders Bill into law. Compelled by the Biblical call to welcome the stranger, our denominations were outspoken in our criticism of the Bill, …
Senior Church leaders write to Peers ahead of House of Lords vote on Nationality & Borders Bill
As the Nationality and Borders Bill returns to the House of Lords this week, several senior Church leaders have written to Peers to encourage them to stand up for changes to the Bill. On Tuesday 26th April, Peers are due to debate the Bill once again, during the 'ping-pong' stage of the Bill, …
Senior Church leaders write to MPs ahead of vote on the Nationality & Borders Bill
Senior Church leaders have written to all MPs ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the Nationality and Borders Bill, urging them to use their influence to make changes to the Bill. The Nationality and Borders Bill is due to come before MPs on Wednesday 20th April, to allow them to vote on amendments …
Nationality and Borders Bill – What’s next?
In February, 1000+ faith leaders wrote to the Prime Minister raising their concerns about the Nationality and Borders Bill, urging him to make changes even at this late stage. At the beginning of April, we received a reply to the letter from Tom Pursglove MP, Minister for Justice and Tackling …
Nationality and Borders Bill: Update from the House of Commons
On Tuesday 22nd March, the Nationality and Borders Bill returned to the House of Commons. MPs were given the chance to vote on the amendments made to the bill in the House of Lords, where it was met with strong resistance. Unfortunately, despite rumours of rebellions on the Conservative benches, …
How can we help Ukraine?
The tragic conflict in Ukraine has swiftly become a crisis on multiple levels. As well as the direct casualties of war, the humanitarian crisis within the country is escalating, as many are trapped in bunkers and underground stations without food and access to fresh water. Over one million people …
Faith leaders letter on the Nationality & Borders Bill – Amplify your impact!
Can you help us amplify the impact of our letter in a few simple actions? 1000+ faith leaders have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to urgently make changes to the Nationality & Borders Bill. We want to make sure the impact of this call to action is felt far and wide, to say loud and …
More than 1000 faith leaders ‘horrified’ by the Nationality & Borders Bill and urge the PM to rethink
Today, over 1000 faith leaders have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to urgently rethink the Nationality & Borders Bill. Senior leaders from the URC, Methodist Church, Baptist Union and Church of Scotland are among the signatories, as are hundreds of local leaders from our …