The news cycle over the last week has felt overwhelming for those working in the asylum, migration, homelessness and anti-poverty sectors, starting with the reappointment of a Home Secretary whose dream it is to send refugees to Rwanda. /1 1) Govt illegally detaining people seeking asylum. 2) Scabies and diphtheria outbreak at an asylum centre. 3) Growing backlog of people seeking asylum waiting for their claims to be processed. /2

Today we held the last of six regional hub meetings with @NACCOMnetwork members. They are an opportunity for members to come together, share updates and get advice and solidarity on challenges they are facing. /1 We also asked a lot of our @NACCOMnetwork members, getting their feedback on our #DesignLab work to inform our future member support, input into our strategy development and gleaning intel to inform our policy and communications work. /2