Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2 February 2021
Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…
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London’s Green mayoral candidate pledges to defy the Home Office with anti-racism plans
Sian Berry opposes ‘draconian’ new immigration rules that would kick out rough sleepers.
Diana Johnson: To bust sex trafficking’s business model, we must criminalise paying for sex
Paying for sex is exploitation.
Labour must continue to fight for freedom of movement
For Labour, freedom of movement is both a core principle and accepted policy.
It’s time to reclaim family from the right
The Right doesn’t get to define ‘family’ – Labour’s promise to be the party of family can present a radically different offering to all kinds of families across the UK.
This new bill on domestic abuse is a step in the right direction – but big gaps remain
Support services are stretched to the limit – and too many people are likely to fall through the cracks, writes Natalie Bennett.
Manchester joins London councils in refusing to deport foreign rough sleepers
The Home Office has used homelessness charity data to deport rough sleepers.
Priti Patel pushes ahead with plans to clamp down on protest
Looks like the Home Secretary is ganging up on peaceful protesters…
With just 3p a week more, asylum seekers still go hungry
Asylum seekers are given just £5.66 a day and banned from working.
The Home Office’s ‘migrant camps’ put asylum-seekers at risk
The Welsh government say the camps don’t meet basic human needs.