The speech (found here) makes a number of claims regarding the economic effect of immigration and asylum in the UK whilst also laying out new plans for border controls and crackdowns.
Dr. Rhetta Moran, speaking for RAPAR on BBC Radio responded to the key points of the home secretary's speech and can be found below:
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Join us in Calais. Refugees are welcome here.
RAPAR will be joining Stand up to Racisms delegation to Calais showing refugees that they are welcome here in England counter to the words of the Home Secretary. If you would like to help there are a number of ways to do so:
- You can help by sparing whatever you can via the justgiving page click the button to donate.
- If you are raising money yourself, email us at [email protected] and we will help to distribute your donations so that people at the camp can buy food and goods and help spread the word.
- Come to Calais yourself to help bring tents, blankets and cash. Even more importantly you can show your solidarity with the communities there.