Javid Abdelmoneim
Javid Abdelmoneim

@DrJavidA

5 Tweets 22 reads Apr 29, 2023
Given UK response to #Sudan, am reading more about the Ukraine Family Scheme, launched 5 days after the start of that war.
Today is day 15 of Sudan war.
πŸ‘‰πŸ½β€œFamily” included anyone, even in grandparent-in-laws
The UK-based family member could be someone without UK citizenship, just someone settled eg with IDL to Remain or even a refugee themselves
The service was free to apply and had a free-of-charge helpline.
AND take care to note that if successful, you would be allowed to
β€œlive, work and study in the UK and access public funds”.
Now imagine, what have they done for #Sudan?
All this could also be made available to people arriving by boat, who have a legal right to claim asylum irrespective of means of arrival
Nope, they’re brown and black.
Instead, UK gov chooses to demonise asylum-seekers to distract us from corruption & catalogue of failures

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