One to watch out for. Did the Home Secretary act unlawfully in trapping vulnerable asylum seekers in filthy, dilapidated disused barracks during a pandemic?
Or was she behaving simply despicably & immorally?
Either way, what's the betting she won't be sacked?
Or was she behaving simply despicably & immorally?
Either way, what's the betting she won't be sacked?
https://twitter.com/SimonJonesNews/status/1400243767236599816
Oh look, Priti Patel did in fact act unlawfully in detaining asylum seekers in the squalid, inadequate & Covid-unsafe Napier barracks.
The system for identifying victims of trafficking or torture or with mental health problems was totally inadequate. judiciary.uk/judgments/the-…
The system for identifying victims of trafficking or torture or with mental health problems was totally inadequate. judiciary.uk/judgments/the-…
Are we surprised? No, we are not surprised. But it is still a shocking disgrace.
The verdict is absolutely damning:
"On the evidence, it was inevitable that there would be a major outbreak of Covid-19 infections at the Barracks."
The verdict is absolutely damning:
"On the evidence, it was inevitable that there would be a major outbreak of Covid-19 infections at the Barracks."
This is an absolutely HUGE win for my brilliant @JCWI_UK & @libertyhq colleagues. They brought cases of a group of asylum seekers who were all survivors of trafficking and torture, essentially detained in a squalid camp Patel knew full well was unsuitable
https://twitter.com/JCWI_UK/status/1400391225161785346
The judgment calls for major changes in conditions in the barracks & assessing suitability for being sent there.
The judge says fewer people should be accommodated there & for less long.
We say no one should be accommodated there ever. Patel has shown again she can't be trusted.
The judge says fewer people should be accommodated there & for less long.
We say no one should be accommodated there ever. Patel has shown again she can't be trusted.
This is the same Home Secretary who has grand plans to put yet more refugees in camps and for longer. She wants to string out the process of seeking asylum and keep people in limbo while she poses for the right wing press.
We say NO to Patel's Nasty Plans for Immigration!
We say NO to Patel's Nasty Plans for Immigration!
Thank goodness for amazing lawyers from @dpg_law for bringing this case on behalf of these survivors and also our brilliant @LauraSmith____ for intervening.
Accountability is anathema to this government, but we cannot let them get away with their cruelty.
Patel must resign.
Accountability is anathema to this government, but we cannot let them get away with their cruelty.
Patel must resign.
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