Immigration, Justice, & Civil Liberties

Our country must maintain high standards for our immigration control, safety, and freedoms. Our policies for this are:

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• End low-wage low-skill immigration and pursue high-skill immigration.

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• Ensure dependents are fully financially supported by the main sponsor.

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• Ending unsafe boat crossings by introducing an asylum visa that can be applied for from outside the UK at UK embassies.

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• Process the asylum backlog. Ensure safe return for those whose claims are rejected, as well as those with no right to stay here (overstaying visas).

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• End immigration detention of children.

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• Expand international student visas subject to housing availability. International students bring high levels of tuition fees and spending into the economy, better funding research.

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• Increase domestic NHS training pipelines and capacity while reducing reliance on healthcare visa workers.

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• Decriminalise drugs (similar to the Portugal model). Dealers to still be prosecuted, and small personal possession to be met with healthcare referral. Legalise and regulate cannabis.

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• Adopt a rehabilitative approach to justice. Shift mental health and drug addiction cases away from the police and into the healthcare system.

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• Enshrine a right to protest.

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• Ban live facial recognition by private and public bodies.

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• Clear the court backlog by investing in judicial infrastructure.

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• Allocate more resources for crimes that are under-investigated and under-prosecuted, including domestic abuse and sexual violence.