by Whitehouse Communications | 15 Jul 2021 | European Union, Human rights and equality, Uncategorized
It’s time to end Europe’s appalling treatment of refugees A new UN report has revealed that 1,146 people died attempting to reach Europe between January and June 2021. The figures, released by the International Organization for Migration, show that the...
by Whitehouse Communications | 26 Mar 2021 | Brexit, Civil liberties, European Elections series, European Union, Politics, Uncategorized, Whitehouse News
From 15th to 17th March, the Netherlands held its general elections. Following today’s official announcement, it is now a done deal: the Dutch conservative-liberal party VVD will once again be the largest party in the lower house of Parliament (“Tweede Kamer”), with...
by Whitehouse Communications | 24 Mar 2021 | Brexit, European Union, Gender, Health, Politics, Uncategorized, Webinar, Whitehouse News
Speaking at a special roundtable discussion on 24th March entitled, ‘Human rights in Hong Kong’ and chaired by Siobhain McDonagh MP, Vice-Chair of the APPG on Hong Kong, Stephen Kinnock MP Shadow Minister for Asia & Pacific said: “We are appalled in the Labour...
by Whitehouse Communications | 23 Mar 2021 | Brexit, European Union, Gender, Hong Kong, Politics, Uncategorized, Whitehouse News
Today, Krish Kandiah, member of the Hong Kong welcoming committee, expressed his “fear that the people who really need [the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa] scheme won’t be able to afford it”. His spoke to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hong...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Feb 2016 | European Union
The Government has yesterday responded to the petition to ‘scrap the £35k threshold for non-EU citizens settling in the UK’. A very timely response indeed, as it coincides rather fittingly with the ongoing discussions around our relationship with the EU....