Alf Dubs

Labour Peer, ex-MP for Battersea. Campaigner for refugees, especially children. Interested in human rights, asylum policy and Ireland. RTs are not endorsements.

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

I'm joining the migration to warmer climes.
https://t.co/1lRM6Mvpdo

[Refugee Council 🧡 @refugeecouncil]

Lord Dubs was just six years old when he escaped Czechoslovakia following the Nazi invasion. He was one of 10,000 refugee children whose lives were saved by being taken in by Britain from 1938-39.

Watch his remarkable life story: https://t.co/DhqWGyeifY

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

https://t.co/cVkssE9U83

[Sunder Katwala @sundersays]

Burnham considering the fairness case againet triplimg/doubling settlememt timelines for migrants already in the UK (which would also see tens/hundreds of thousands lose legal status in 2028) https://t.co/wMBzKRyd0H

[Candida Jones 🇪🇺 @candidaj]

A story about Jon Snow..
We got my Dad's terrible diagnosis thirty years ago while I was working with Jon. We didn't know each other well then but when Jon caught me crying at work, he asked me what was wrong and he listened and was kind. Then...

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

“We’re facing a real crisis.”

Stronger support must be shown for the Jewish community at a time when they feel “very vulnerable”, amid a crisis “reminiscent of Nazi Germany”, says Labour peer @AlfDubs, who came to the UK on the Kindertransport.

[Joe Dromey @Joe_Dromey]

Brexit has caused immense damage to the UK, leaving us poorer, weaker and more isolated.

Yesterday @thefabians and @labour4europe explored how we can re-build our relationship 🇬🇧 🇪🇺

Thanks to @AnnelieseDodds, @stellacreasy, @liambyrnemp, @AlfDubs, @Rosa_Crawford for speaking.

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

Our future lies with our European partners.

Students, apprentices, educators and young people will soon be able to study, work and experience all Europe has to offer through Erasmus+.

https://t.co/mdAj6gJv5A

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

This week I asked the minister what action is being taken in response to the #cranstoninquiry to prevent deaths in the Channel following the tragic loss of 30 lives in 2021. I look forward to seeing the Government's interim response by the end of May. https://t.co/NwkGjkBftj

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

More than 100 Labour MPs have warned that failing to pass assisted dying legislation would undermine trust in politics.

Peter Prinsley, who co-ordinated the move, says the House of Lords - where the bill is currently being debated - should not 'impede' laws.

Opponents warn the bill is flawed and any attempt to push it through would be unsafe.

[Eamonn O'Tierney @EOTierney]

‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: @AlfDubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
He accused Starmer’s government of using asylum like a “political football” courting voters on the right of the Tories and Reform.

@syalrajeev for @guardian https://t.co/0GkppG1frC

[Dr Peter Prinsley MP @PeterPrinsley]

Events in Iran remind us yet again of the vital importance of the BBC World Service.

With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

"They want to make a contribution to our country. That's their overwhelming wish."

Lord Alfred Dubs, who came to Britain in 1939 on the Kindertransport, tells #R4Today that he is "depressed" by the Government's planned reforms to the asylum system.

[HuffPost UK @HuffPostUK]

Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown https://t.co/9cHJEXnZu1

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

Thank you to the many colleagues from across the parties who supported my amendment on child refugees. Your support is much appreciated.

[Safe Passage International🧡 @safepassageint]

UPDATE: Lord Dubs' amendment for child refugees to the Border Security Bill was lost to a vote. But across parties, Peers spoke up for the simple right of families to be together. It's a reminder that in Parliament and beyond, people are still standing up for compassion.

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

Asylum must not be abused but nor should children be parted from their families.
I will not give up.

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

My amendment to the Border, Asylum and Immigration Bill on family reunion for child refugees will be debated by peers either tomorrow or next Tuesday...🧵 1/5

[Alf Dubs @AlfDubs]

@UKLabour Supporting my amendment would show that we will not appease the hard right 4/5