Three key messages from Natalie Bennett’s speech to the Green Party Conference
The Greens are launching a positive campaign on EU membership, but don’t want to let the Tories off the hook
Immigration
Government must tread carefully on EU conspiracy theories
Failure to release national insurance data fuels claims of a migration cover-up
Migration statistics reveal failure to take in Syrians
David Cameron promised to welcome 20,000 Syrians — by the end of December 2015, just 1,085 had arrived
Support for EU membership wafer thin
Voters don’t trust the EU to implement Cameron’s deal, new poll suggests
The French government could be about to demolish a settlement that’s home to 3,000 refugees
If demolition goes ahead, charities fear they will lose contact with hundreds of children living in the Calais refugee camp
Migration – what to expect in 2016
The predictions for 2016 suggest a continuation of humanitarian crisis, politicised statistics and poorly-conceived policy responses
Immigration could be Cameron’s downfall in the EU
HMRC refuses to release figures on the number of migrants claiming benefits
How BME voters see the EU referendum and why we need to hear their voices
A newly released Runnymede Trust report reveals differing public attitudes amongst ethnic minority Britons on immigration and Europe. In the coming EU referendum, addressing the prevailing concerns of BME voters would substantially shape the debate.
Yarl’s Wood protest: why are refugee women still being locked up?
The UK is the only EU nation not to impose a time limit on immigration detention
The opportunities and risks of a more diverse Britain
If properly managed, diversity could present one of the UK’s greatest opportunities