Shadow Minister for Immigration - Stephen Kinnock - Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg

Palestinian Family Visa Debate

I spoke as shadow Immigration Minister in the Palestinian Family Visa Scheme debate, I called on the Government to fix the family visa route for Palestinians by allowing them visas to travel to nearby centres outside of Gaza to have their biometrics taken, similar to the arrangements made for Ukrainians.…

BBC Newsnight Interview on Labour’s Immigration Plans

I spoke to Newsnight about Labour’s plans to reform the immigration system. You can watch what I had to say above.

Immigration Update Debate

I spoke in the Immigration update debate about rising small boat crossings and increased net migration figures since 2018. See the full speech above.

Changes to Partner and Spousal Visas

I recently gave a speech during a Westminster Hall debate on the changes to the partner and spousal visa rule changes. You can view my full speech above.

Giving Labour’s Response to the Rwanda Bill

I was once again in the House responding to the UK Government’s Rwanda bill as the Lords sent it back to the Commons. I was pleased to deliver Labour’s response to this unworkable and unethical bill, both responses are available for you to view in full above.

Delivering Labour’s Response to the Rwanda Bill

The Rwanda bill was once again back in the House of Commons, as the Commons and Lords engage in ping pong with the bill. I once again delivered Labour’s response to the bill.

Rwanda Bill and Afghans

It beggars belief that the Prime Minister could send Afghans who served alongside British troops to Rwanda. Today the Lords have voted yet again to try to stop this from happening. Tonight Luke Pollard MP and I have written to UK Ministers urging them to do the right thing.

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

I gave Labour’s response to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill as it returned to Parliament again. See my full response and exchanges above.

Deportation of Foreign Criminals

I spoke as Shadow Minister for Immigration in the ‘Returning Illegal Migrants to their Home Country’ debate. See my full exchange with the Minster for Immigration above.

Ending Exploitation of Migrant Workers

The Conservatives are doing nothing to prevent exploitation of migrant workers through their new visa routes. My letter to the Immigration Minister asks 11 questions the UK Government must answer on exploitation, and asks him to adopt Labour’s common sense measures to combat these practices. View the full letter above.

Labour’s Response to the Rwanda Bill

The Tories unworkable, unethical and unaffordable Rwanda bill was once again before Parliament, and as Shadow Immigration Minister, I delivered Labour’s response. See my full speech and interventions above.

Asylum & Migration Debate

I made a speech about current asylum and migration figures, view my full intervention above.

Questioning the Minister for Legal Migration on Rising Asylum Cases

I questioned the Minister for Legal Migration and the Border on rising asylum cases and other issues with the Home Office since our last exchange. View the full exchange above. Question: Since our last Home Office questions, the list of Government failures on immigration has continued to grow relentlessly: 30,000…

Homes for Ukraine Scheme Debate

I spoke recently in the Westminster Hall debate on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme debate.

British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill

I spoke in the British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill debate, see my full intervention above.

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Day 2

I gave Labour’s response to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in my role as shadow Immigration Minister. See my full interventions above.

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Day 1

I gave Labour’s response to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in my role as shadow Immigration Minister. See my full interventions above.

Asylum Application Backlog Debate

I questioned the Home Secretary on the asylum application backlog, see our full interaction above.

Draft Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation)

I spoke in the Draft Immigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) committee. See my full intervention above.

Draft Immigration (Health Charge) (amendment) Order 2023 (First sitting)

I took part in the Draft Immigration (Health Charge) (amendment) Order 2023 (First sitting) committee. See my full speech below: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. The immigration health surcharge, or IHS, was introduced in April 2015, at which point it was set at £200…

Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024

I took part in the Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024 committee. See my full speech below: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. As the Minister has explained, these regulations mark another step toward implementation of…

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