Dear John
An Even More
Hostile Environment
Today marks the second reading of
the Nationality and Borders Bill in the House of Lords. This new law
from Priti Patel criminalises compassion, penalising those who assist
asylum seekers and punishes vulnerable refugees. We’re
not going to let this bill pass without a fight.
One of the most striking clauses in
the bill is a proposal to allow the Home Secretary to
strip individuals of their citizenship without
notifying them.
If individuals are unaware that
they have lost their citizenship, they will be unable to appeal such a
decision, and risk being left stateless.
Leaving an individual stateless is rightly banned by
international law. But the
Nationality and Borders bill only requires the Home Secretary to
believe that an individual is eligible for
citizenship of another country; they do not have to hold that
citizenship already. We only have to look back to the
Windrush Scandal to see the potential for this bill to unfairly
alienate rightful British citizens.
But there is hope
From briefings for parliamentarians
to explanatory twitter threads, Best for Britain is making sure as
many people as possible are aware of the bill and the routes we can
take to tackle it. The more people who know, the harder it is for
Priti Patel to hide.
Will you help us? By sharing our campaign page with a friend or on social media,
you can help to spread the word about the bill and the actions we can
all take to challenge it.
Make an impact. With thousands of
Best for Britain supporters sharing this news alongside you, we will
be heard.
If just one of each of your
followers joins the campaigns because you shared the link, we’ll
double the number of Best for Britain supporters and together we’ll be
making a massive difference.
Best wishes,
Naomi Smith
CEO - Best for Britain
P.S. If you are able to,
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