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Statement on the Immigration and Asylum Bill

The Immigration and Asylum Bill represents one of the most significant proposed changes to the UK’s asylum, immigration and modern slavery systems in recent years.
Being part of the Windrush generation

22 June is Windrush Day, observed each year to commemorate the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in 1948 and to honour the lasting contributions Caribbean communities have made to life in Britain. We hear from Fenella Jeffers, wife of our Chair of the Board of Trustees, Sir Hugh Bayley, as she reflects on her journey from Nevis to England as part of the Windrush generation, and shares her perspective on identity, migration, race and what it means to belong in Britain.
Celebrating Courage for Refugee Week 2026

Today marks the first day of Refugee Week 2026, the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Over the past 28 years, the festival has grown into a global movement with over 2 million participants across more than 20 countries. Each year the festival spans the week of World Refugee Day (20 June), celebrating the signing of the Refugee Convention - a landmark agreement affirming that those force
Refugee Week 2026

We invited our clients and colleagues to consider what courage meant to them and put it into verse.

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