Olga Crosse, 09.05.2012

It all started harmlessly enough two weeks ago at Heathrow. I checked my bag in with the somnambulant customer services agent at the Aer Lingus desk a...

Adnan Al-Daini, 15.04.2012

Retired University Lecturer

Asylum seekers are those, in the main, who are escaping war and/or have stood up to tyranny and injustice from their rulers. They are courageous people that need to be admired, not vilified.

Gemma Lousley, 12.04.2012

Advice/Information Worker, Detention Advice Service

Theresa May is right to have highlighted the need to reform the way foreign national prisoners are dealt with. If she is truly determined to root out unfairness in the current system, however, her concerns should lie with increasing the opportunities available to this group to understand and exercise their rights, and not with limiting their ability to access justice still further.

Jackie Doyle-Price, 18.02.2012

Member of Parliament for Thurrock

I am proud of this country and of the liberties we enjoy. I am proud that we give a safe haven to those fleeing persecution. I am also proud that Britain is seen as a beacon of freedom and opportunity and that so many people would wish to pursue their lives here.

Chris Bryant, 20.01.2012

Shadow Immigration Minister

Theresa May's appalling handling of the whole Borders Agency muddle over the last fortnight shows she has a touch of James Murdoch about her.