Download the briefing Background The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill will end the EU’s rules on free movement of persons into the UK, bringing EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members under UK immigration control. This means they will require permission to enter and remain in the UK. In line with…
Today MPs will be debating and voting on the Immigration Bill, which sets out plans for the immigration system after Brexit. How it works In Committee stage, which finished last week, a group of MPs went through the Bill line by line, making amendments. Today the updated Bill returns to the Commons, where MPs will debate…
This crisis has thrown the spotlight and gratitude onto those who have kept the country going. Cleaners, taxi drivers, delivery drivers, shop workers, nurses and carers have been at maximum risk but often minimum wage, doing jobs that Britain simply could not function without. But for those without the right papers, work can be a…
Most of us want to share our lives with our loved ones, be good friends and neighbours and part of welcoming communities. But our politicians have designed immigration rules which put this simple dream out of reach for many. Adam, 38, has worked here as a carer for nearly 12 years but has been documented…
This crisis has shown we are weathering the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat. Over the years, Governments led by both major parties have introduced immigration rules that lock people out of vital state services like the NHS and the social security safety net. The ‘no recourse to public funds’…
As we emerge from this crisis, now is the time to Build Back Better. To do so we must heed the lessons it has taught: That as a society, for many years, we did not listen to the scientists about the risks of such a pandemic and were not prepared. That for decades our health…
Executive Summary British citizens and settled residents who earn less than £18,600 a year cannot live in the UK with a partner from outside the European Economic Area, because of a rule called the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR). This rule means that tens of thousands of British citizens and settled residents are unable to live…
The fifth of our 5 Days of Action for Families is here! It couldn’t come at a more important time. MPs will have a chance from Tuesday 30 June to debate the Immigration Bill, including the law that splits up loving families just because of their income. So everything we can do over the next couple of…
So Day Four’s action is to reach out to a local community group and ask them to pledge to support families divided by the unfair income threshold. This could be a Facebook group for your local area, a faith group, a local parents’ group – any group or organisation that brings people in your local…
Download the briefing Immigration and Social Security Bill: Committee Stage Briefing on NC15: Illegal Working NC15 Illegal Working – EEA & Swiss Nationals To move the following Clause – “Illegal Working EEA and Swiss Nationals Section 24B of the Immigration Act 1971 does not apply to any work undertaken by an EEA or Swiss national.”…