Alf Dubs

Such a privilege to have been invited to Wimbledon Bookfest and to have the opportunity to talk about asylum, human rights and my sixty years in politics! What a lovely audience!

I will be interviewing the great Alf Dubs at this event in Clapham on Tuesday 10th November. Hope to see you there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

I was appalled by what ITV’s undercover investigation into Reform UK revealed. Racism, misogyny and deeply disturbing comments from people holding elected office. I’d encourage everyone to watch the documentary and judge for themselves. This behaviour has no place in British politics. 👇

That's it. It's all over for Polanski. Alf's in town.

Great to be back in Holborn and St Pancras, 75 years after I first canvassed here, to support the outstanding @Sagal_AW. Looking forward to seeing you all again on polling day and to celebrating with you all!

I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.

Published today and available in all good bookshops or so I'm told! geni.us/TheBoyWithTh...

Great book launch for @alfdubs.bsky.social last night, celebrating the publication of his long-awaited memoir. From fleeing the Nazis on the Kindertransport to becoming a Labour hero and champion of today's child refugees. A book to restore your faith in politics. www.waterstones.com/book/the-boy...

One year ago, Refugee Family Reunion was suspended. One year on, families are still waiting for a safe way to be together again. @alfdubs.bsky.social has a message for all of us: we cannot let another year pass. ♥️Donate today to support our work with refugee families: www.safepassage.org.uk/donate

Lord Dubs was just six years old when he escaped Czechoslovakia following the Nazi invasion. He was one of 10,000 refugee children whose lives were saved by being taken in by Britain from 1938-39. Watch his remarkable life story: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c...

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This week I asked the minister what action is being taken in response to the #cranstoninquiry to prevent deaths in the Channel following the tragic loss of 30 lives in 2021. I look forward to seeing the Government's interim response by the end of May. hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

"There is a small part of me that will always be that person who arrived here by train knowing no one" 🎭 @alfdubs.bsky.social reviews 'Paddington: The Musical' 🐻🍊 at the Savoy Theatre, London #Paddington #PaddingtonTheMusical bit.ly/3ZNhqV0

Children need their families. Refugee children are no different. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The service the BBC provides to its global audience of 414m people across 43 languages including 64m people every week in the 20 most fragile states, must always be valued and defended. 7/7

Ordinary Iranians, so desperate to view trusted BBC news, are also risking their safety by using VPNs to bypass Iran’s strict internet censorship. 6/7

Since 2009, journalists reporting on Iran have faced threats, potential charges carrying the death penalty, and anxiety over family safety. 5/7

Last year I invited Rozita Lotfi, the Head of BBC Persian, to parliament and heard from her directly about the danger faced by World Service journalists while working to counter Iranian state narratives. 4/7

Within five days BBC Persian had reached over 32 million users on Instagram, with some posts being seen over 12 million times, despite the platform having been blocked. 3/7

During the Iran/Israel conflict last year, BBC Persian, part of the BBC World Service, increased broadcasts to round-the-clock and launched emergency radio services in Persian. 2/7

Events in Iran remind us yet again of the vital importance of the BBC World Service. With a near total internet blackout the only reliable, verified news from Iran reaches us, and Iranians themselves, via the BBC... 🧵 1/7

Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".

Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer

🇬🇧 "The people of Great Britain will choose the next government. Not some billionaire foreigner." 📚 "So I would suggest that he buys a book on the British constitution out of his money. He reads it, he understands how we work and he minds his own business."

It fell to the post-war generation to build our human rights protections. Today, it is the responsibility of progressives - especially within my own party - to mount a strong defence of these principles, or risk them being cast aside www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to pass through Israel, on my way to the West Bank.. As parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to be as informed as possible. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘I’ve always felt that I cannot deny to others something I would want for myself.’ Humanist parliamentarian Alf Dubs, speaking in support of the #AssistedDyingBill. He reminds the second chamber that without reform and without a compassionate law, there are no safeguards at all.

Well worth a listen when you have a few mins - child refugee, stalwart refugee rights campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island discs yesterday. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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@newstalkfm.bsky.social had broadcast my documentary on Ireland and the Holocaust. ☘️✡️ It was a labour of love and contains interviews with three survivors. Special thanks to @alfdubs.bsky.social who was so interesting to talk to. www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...

Characteristic good humour from @alfdubs.bsky.social in the newest episode of #WhatIBelieve. How he unexpectedly found himself as a patient in hospital on the day the NHS began… humanists.uk/what-i-belie... 🎧

Snippet from today’s episode of #WhatIBelieve with the brilliant @alfdubs.bsky.social. You can’t help but be inspired listening to stories from his life. An optimistic, kind, and dedicated campaigner! bit.ly/4k3UYiF

#Shaminabegum made grave mistakes. But she's our responsibility and no one else's. Stripping her UK citizenship, and that of others abandoned in #Syria, is an abdication of responsibility. #jacobreesmogg and I, in the @financialtimes.com today @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social @reprievehq.bsky.social

What an enormous pleasure to meet this engaged and engaging group from @imixuk.bsky.social There is a human story behind every negative headline, so it was a privilege to be able to hear their human migration stories (and to share my own).

Wissam's brother Abdul yesterday got to fulfil his lifelong dream of watching The Gunners play. And he met the players afterwards! Thank you @arsenalfc.bsky.social for making a little boy - who has been through so much - feel happy and welcome in the UK

"Attacks on the rights of refugees are the canary in the coal mine." Excellent opinion piece in today's @financialtimes.com by child refugee, stalwart refugee campaigner and Refugee Council Patron @alfdubs.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/78e1...

But Labour backlash continues. Lord Dubs says the move is "small-minded" and "belittles our own status as a country". Stella Creasy says it will leave refugees paying taxes with no representation, as they will be barred from voting.

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Targeting smuggling gangs alone won't reduce deaths in the Channel. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Ahead of 2nd reading of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill next Monday 10th February, MPs and Peers from the APPG recommend improvements to safe and legal routes be included in the legislation: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/...

A quote from Primo Levi at the information centre beneath the holocaust memorial in Berlin…

We never imagined that 80 years after the liberation of #Auschwitz we would see such appalling levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and a resurgence of the far right, in Europe. #HolocaustMemorialDay

They hate her, she has moral compass and the will to deliver

I hold @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social in the highest regard - a fantastic backbench MP, and now Minister, and a powerful advocate for the safety and rights of women and children. The attacks on her are baseless, shabby and misogynistic.

Let’s get his older brother to an @arsenalfc.bsky.social game please. It will help him with his grief 🙏