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18 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read

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Last year, in response to the #WindrushReview, @pritipatel promised a "fair, humane, compassionate and outward-looking Home Office".

How's that going?

thetimes.co.uk/article/asylum…

Surely a coincidence that this story has leaked this THE SAME WEEK that pressure has built on the government for a Covid inquiry.

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel would never use people seeking asylum to distract us from their failures... right?

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Priti Patel's plans to send people fleeing torture and war away to distant islands are extreme and cruel.

This government will do anything to distract us from their failures, encouraging us to blame refugees when things go wrong.

We’ve already defeated the government once this week, with Penally barracks being closed - and it’s clear that politicians are feeling the pressure.

Tomorrow is our #CloseTheBarracks Day of Action.

We're calling for a fair & compassionate asylum system - and it's never been more vital that we come together.

Join 100s of people in a #CloseTheBarracks online rally on Zoom tomorrow at 1pm >>> fft.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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Hundreds of people have contracted Coronavirus and are without medical care in the government's camps for refugees.

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