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Following feedback from stakeholders, we’ve updated the timelines for our call for evidence.
The deadline for submitting new evidence has been extended to 13 May 2026.
For existing, previously published research, we encourage submissions by 14 April 2026, where possible.
📢 Call for Evidence: The APPGs on Migration & Poverty and Inequality are inviting submissions of new evidence on the potential impact of recent changes to UK immigration and asylum rules on poverty in the UK.
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📢 Call for Evidence: The APPGs on Migration & Poverty and Inequality are inviting submissions of new evidence on the potential impact of recent changes to UK immigration and asylum rules on poverty in the UK.
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We welcome submissions from:
• Academics & researchers
• Charities, NGOs & community organisations
• Legal & policy professionals
• Local authorities & service providers
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The deadline for submissions is midnight on 14 April 2026. For full guidance on requirements, scope and how to structure your submission, please visit our website.
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On Wednesday, the APPG on Migration held a Parliamentary briefing on the Government's new Earned Settlement Model.
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The event outlined the proposed settlement reforms and their likely impact on workers, families and employers, and aimed to support parliamentarians in engaging with constituents and the consultation process.
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The session drew on expertise from trade unions, legal experts, and individuals with lived experience, with contributions from UNISON, ILPA, Barnardo’s, the Skilled Workers Justice Alliance, and Vialto.
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Today the APPG on Migration hosted an event on 'Strengthening Refugee Protection Through Community-Led Sponsorship', exploring how local communities can play a greater role in refugee resettlement.
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Chaired by Bishop Guli, the event brought together lived-experience voices, policy experts and organisations delivering sponsorship programmes to explore the opportunities and challenges of the Government’s new ‘named sponsorship’ policy.
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This event offered parliamentarians to hear directly from sponsored refugees and the host families who welcomed them, showing how sponsorship works in practice.
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22 Jul 2025
APPG on Migration member Tony Vaughan KC MP shared his reflections from the APPG visit to France during a BBC South East interview. He noted that UK–France cooperation on migration has significantly improved in both scale and quality, marking a clear shift from previous years.
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19 Jun 2025
RT @ChrisMurrayMP: I visited Calais last week along with a group of MPs to talk to the French authorities about the new “taxi boat” smuggli…
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APPG on Migration retweeted
An update following a very interesting visit to Calais yesterday about migration and small boats
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18 Jun 2025
Thank you to Chris for chairing and to Luke for sharing insights.
The event explored how to have more constructive conversations about immigration–a key priority raised by members at our inaugural meeting, where they discussed the challenges of effective engagement on this issue.
18 Jun 2025
Really interesting to chair a great discussion with @LukeTryl @Moreincommon_ about public attitudes to migration, organised by the @APPGMigration in Parliament today.
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18 Jun 2025
RT @ChrisMurrayMP: Really interesting to chair a great discussion with @LukeTryl @Moreincommon_ about public attitudes to migration, organi…
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12 Jun 2025
Co-chair of the APPG on Migration, Olivia Blake MP hosted a Westminster Hall Debate yesterday on Child Poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds. 🧵
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12 Jun 2025
She noted the report’s recommendation that the Government consider limiting the NRPF condition to five years for those on settlement routes. It also suggested extending child benefit to migrant families with NRPF and expanding funded childcare for working migrant parents.
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