We asked the General Election candidates in South Yorkshire if they supported our Asylum and Migrant Rights 6-Point Pledge:

• Those seeking asylum should have the right to work whilst in the U.K.
• Replace Azure cards with adequate cash support for asylum seekers whilst in the U.K.
• End the indefinite detention of asylum seekers and migrants without time limits; and introduce judicial oversight for immigration detention. End the detention of children.
• Give those seeking asylum full access to healthcare and to English courses.
• Restore and give adequate legal aid for immigration and asylum cases; and enough time to make legal representations.
• Keep families together, whatever their income, by abolishing the income threshold for family members’ visas.

These are the candidates who confirmed that they did support the six pledges for the 2015 General Election:

You can find out more about the parties’ policies on asylum and migrant rights at

• Conservative manifesto pledges
• Green manifesto pledges
• Labour manifesto pledges
• Lib Dem manifesto pledges
• UKIP manifesto pledges
• Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition pledges

With thanks to Migrants Rights Network

What the Candidates Said Last Time…

For your information, the table below shows the responses to a similar Asylum and Migrant Rights Election Pledge in the 2010 General Election. Those candidates marked with * indicates those who are standing again in the election and who supported some or all of the 2010 Pledge but did not in 2015.

Whatever the result of the election one thing is for certain: the fight for life and dignity for migrants will continue. We hope you will join with us and other asylum and migrant rights groups in doing this.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held in Sheffield on Wednesday May 20th 7pm at the Central United Reform Church on Norfolk Street, Sheffield. Get involved.