So we have a new Home Secretary @sajidjavid, so shall we have a look at his voting record on immigration issues? 1/
2/ @sajidjavid voted to make it an offence to rent a home to someone without a right to rent, a key part of the #hostileenvironment theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2…
3/ @sajidjavid voted against banning immigration detention for those who are pregnant and against guidance to be taken into account on immigration detention of vulnerable people theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2…
4/ @sajidjavid voted generally to create #HostileEnviroment by voting to create criminal offences of renting a home,driving, working while disqualified from doing so due to immigration status or in reality, where one does not have evidence to establish their status
5/ @sajidjavid voted to extend the power to deport an individual before considering an appeal on human rights grounds theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2…
6/ @sajidjavid voted for another key component of the #HostileEnviroment, additional checks on bank and building society account openings theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2…
7/ More generally, @sajidjavid voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998, one of the bulwarks against the damage of the #HostileEnviroment and generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2…
8/ Just as critically, he ALWAYS voted to restrict the scope of legal aid, which has been hugely problematic for people seeking to challenge clearly unlawful Home Office decisions theyworkforyou.com/mp/24854/sajid…
9/ All this to say, we may have a new Home Secretary but what we need is a new approach. Nothing about @sajidjavid's voting record gives me hope that immigration policy will finally approached in an informed, compassionate and humane way going forward
This should be an opportunity to be better, more on the challenges we face and the opportunity we *should* be striving for here kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs… END/
