We Need to Treat Asylum Seekers with More Dignity and Humanity

Navendu Mishra | 14th July 2021 | Uncategorised
Refugee Camp

In an extract from his speech in a recent Westminster Hall debate, Stockport MP Navendu Mishra argues that the Government is failing refugees, with catastrophic consequences.

Our country has a proud history of standing up for and protecting refugees, who are among the most vulnerable people on earth, having undertaken perilous journeys to reach our shores to seek sanctuary from the very worst of humanity. We are the fifth richest country in the world and that is absolutely the right thing to do. It is also right that our country provides shelter to people - not excluding them, but enabling them to earn a living to support themselves and their family. I am proud that my part of the world, the north-west, is the largest asylum dispersal conurbation in the UK, housing 25% of our country’s applicants, with 70% of those living in Greater Manchester. Data provided by the House of Commons Library reveals that 138 asylum seekers are based in Stockport and more than 6,000 in Greater Manchester as a whole, which is two thirds of the total in the north-west region. It is heart-warming to see how my community has embraced those people and helped them to integrate into ...

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