• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Almost 100,000 sign open letter to Priti Patel to stop punishing migrants

"Britain should aspire to be a country that stands up for those who are in danger and welcomes those that need a home."

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2020-08-26 09:33
in News
Credit;PA

Credit;PA

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

An open letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel hosted on the 38 Degrees website, an online campaigning organisation, has already reached 92,386 as of 9.20am on 26th August.

Patel and the wider Government have come under criticism for the treatment of refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Channel.

More than 5,000 migrants have crossed to the UK in small boats so far in 2020.

This prompted the Government to deploy RAF planes to the English Channel in an effort to tackle the problem. Tragically a Sudanese migrant body was found on a beach in France after attempted the treacherous crossing.

Led By Donkeys

The famous White Cliffs of Dover were lit up with a giant video of Mr Akkad, a Syrian refugee who crossed to Britain several years ago.

He highlighted the “terrifying and devastating” journeys so many people are making to reach the UK by boat, and blamed the Government for using the crisis as a distraction from the coronavirus pandemic.

The giant projection was the latest stunt from Led By Donkeys, a group of activists famed for their giant billboards of politicians’ tweets.

RelatedPosts

Watch: Sadiq Khan demands answers from Met over partygate fines

Shapps’ dept spent thousands in taxpayers’ cash on juggling and it’s too similar to Thick of It scene

Watch: Praise after projection of Partygate timeline onto parliament by Led By Donkeys

Partygate: Reactions as No 10 staff mocked colleagues who tried to stop illegal drinks

In the video, Mr Akkad said: “Hello everyone. Apologies for taking over the cliff but I have a few words that I would love to share with you.

“My name is Hassan and five years ago I was on the other side of this Channel trying to cross here.

“These cliffs were actually visible from our makeshift camp and they represented hope.”

He argued that Britain is not facing a refugee crisis, but the migrant crossings are being used as a distraction by the Government.

The letter can be found here.

Dear Home Secretary Priti Patel,

Please provide safe refuge for the people risking their lives to get to the UK by boat and ensure the UK prioritises saving lives, rather than punishing refugees and migrants.

No person would take a life threatening journey across the sea unless they were desperate. These are human beings who are trying to protect their children and find safety and a better life for their family – to punish them for this is inhumane.

The UK must not move towards a system that punishes people looking for safety and in need of refuge, we’ve seen what these policies like these can lead to elsewhere in the world.

Instead, Britain should aspire to be a country that stands up for those who are in danger and welcomes those that need a home.

Signed

Thousands of members of the British public

To sign the open letter Click Here

Related – Asylum seeker ‘left functionally destitute’ found dead next to starving baby

Tags: Priti Patel

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Man chased through streets of north London before murder named as Calvin Bungisa

Freeports of ‘no economic benefit’ – Treasury watchdog concludes

Christmas Appeal: The Yule Log Clog

The Wailing: Film Review

Juliette Burton: changing the world one joke at a time

Matt Hancock makes tearful closing speech as Govt sees off biggest rebellion in this Parliament

Watch: Minister’s anger when asked if PM missed COBRA meetings to write Shakespeare biography

Joe Lycett’s parody Sue Gray report had MPs ‘running around panicking’

‘Have to shut door & be stronger’ Arsenal man as ex player targets cup

‘Spectacularly unfair’ Tory accuses firms of ‘heads in the sand’ over Brexit

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.