UCU: Keep racism out of the General Election

Motion

Motion text: Congress deplores:
1. continued attempts by the government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
2. the detention of asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm prison barge
3. recurrent racist statements by former Tory ministers such as Liz Truss and Suella Braverman
4. Keir Starmer’s failure to oppose government scapegoating of refugees and his appeal for a Labour vote to reduce immigration
Congress further deplores:
a. growing electoral support for the racist Reform Party
b. continued attacks by far-right groups on refugee housing
Congress commits the UCU to initiate a joint trade union campaign, in advance of the General Election, to ‘Kick Racism Out of the Election’, including:
i. opposition to the Bibby Stockholm barge and defending the rights of refugees
ii. opposition to all attempts to house asylum seekers in inferior accommodation
iii. a national ‘Kick Racism Out of the Election’ demonstration in the month before polling day.