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Laura Kyrke-Smith MP

Laura Kyrke-Smith MP

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'Vivid and powerful': Laura Kyrke-Smith reviews 'Looking at Women, Looking at War'

28 Apr Books & culture

'Vivid and powerful': Laura Kyrke-Smith reviews 'Looking at Women, Looking at War'

This stunning collection of work by Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina – killed by a Russian missile strike in 2023 – captures the raw horror of war

Taking aim at the Refugee Convention will not stop small boats

27 Sep 2023 Home affairs

Taking aim at the Refugee Convention will not stop small boats

In 1951, in the wake of the Second World War, world leaders came together to agree the Refugee Convention. It was signed by 145 countries: a moment of historic unity and determination to ensure that the Holocaust could never happen again.

We must defend the right to seek asylum

24 May 2023 Home affairs

We must defend the right to seek asylum

For decades, the international right to seek asylum has offered hope and protection to those forced to flee their homes in search of safety.

Government must step up support for refugee integration

31 Jan 2023 Home affairs

Government must step up support for refugee integration

In the New Year, Rishi Sunak pledged to halt small boats crossing the English Channel. If he is serious about doing this, the answer lies not in more tactical deterrence measures but in a rounded refugee resettlement and integration strategy.