Outside the House of Lords, where a growing crowd is protesting against the Nationality and Borders Bill

A speaker says it's "part of the global crackdown on activists and marginalised people"
Another speaker says the bill is being used to silence dissent
"A message for Priti Patel: you have not righted the wrongs, you've caused more suffering"

Windrush campaigner Patrick Vernon with a message for the Home Secretary on the #BordersBill #NABB

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4 Jan
THREAD: Two months ago, 50 people were detained to be deported to Jamaica. Yet only four were on board as the plane left

Since then, I've spoken to detainees, lawyers and activists - and uncovered the human cost of the flights

Here's what I learned👇

bigissue.com/news/activism/…
"It’s like you’ve got some kind of illness and you’re just waiting to die"

That's how Mark Burkett, who served time in prison and was released, describes life battling the Home Office

He arrived in the UK, has two children, and has been detained for deportation twice since 2019
Priti Patel blames "galling last-minute legal claims" for the fact these flights leave almost empty

But those I spoke to say it's because access to legal help is a major challenge - it's often only in the days before deportation that detainees get proper solicitors
Read 10 tweets
31 Dec 21
Ah why not, it's been a weird year but here's some stuff I'm proud of:
Did some work I'm really proud of in my last months at The Tab. This story on unis hiring investigators to deal with students accused of sexual assault made the nationals:
thetab.com/uk/2021/06/14/…
Got myself in @thesundaytimes , with this story on Vice Chancellor pay with @SianGriffiths6
thetimes.co.uk/article/while-…
Read 8 tweets
31 Dec 21
🧵 THREAD: Another year on normal island over. Here’s a thread of British political moments from 2021 which prove just how ridiculous this country is:
1/ In a clip which sums everything up, Boris Johnson had to be asked 'is everything OK' by a reporter
2/ Michael Gove busting out the most unhinged dance moves of the century, let alone 2021
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