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Ben & Jerry's UK 🧡@benandjerrysUK · Aug 11, 2020

Hey @PritiPatel we think the real crisis is our lack of humanity for people fleeing war, climate change and torture.…

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A thread advocating for more compassionate UK refugee policy, arguing that the government should create more safe and legal routes for asylum seekers fleeing war and violence rather than focusing on border enforcement. The thread emphasizes that seeking asylum across borders is a legal right under international convention and that people's lives should not be criminalized.

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    Hey @PritiPatel we think the real crisis is our lack of humanity for people fleeing war, climate change and torture. We pulled together a thread for you..

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    People wouldn’t make dangerous journeys if they had any other choice. The UK hasn’t resettled any refugees since March, but wars and violence continue. What we need is more safe and legal routes huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/refugee-…

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    People cannot be illegal. And, it is enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention that crossing a border ‘illegally’ should not impact your asylum claim tribunemag.co.uk/2020/08/the-re…

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    ‘Stronger’ borders aren’t the answer and only puts more lives at risk. Check out this video for more information: theguardian.com/uk-news/video/…

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    We know experts at organisations like @RefugeeAction want to talk solutions with Ministers, so why not have these conversations?

    Stephen Hale@SHaleClimate · Aug 8, 2020

    Some bits of govt briefing navy will be deployed. MoD source calls this ‘completely potty’ @RefugeeAction would love to talk solutions with Ministers. Have declined all mtg requests since Dec 2019 #LetsTalk

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    Let’s remember we’re all human and have the same rights to life regardless of the country we happen to have been born in.

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    and once more for the back: PEOPLE CANNOT BE ILLEGAL.