What does a Liberal Democrat Stance on Asylum and Refugees Mean?

How have the UK’s political parties approached refugees and migration, and what shapes their positions today? This seminar series, organised by the Refugee Law Initiative and History & Policy, brings together politicians, policymakers, academics and practitioners to examine the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green Party approaches to refugee and migration policy.

Each seminar will explore the history of the party’s relationship with refugees and migration, alongside its current approach to asylum, refugees and migration.

Across the series, speakers will consider how political traditions and competing priorities have shaped the parties’ approaches to refugees and migration, and how these perspectives continue to shape this crucial debate today.

Date: Tuesday 1 December, 6:30PM

Venue: Council Chamber, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Speakers:

• Lord Mike German, Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson on Immigration, and former Welsh first minister
• Laura Padoan, Liberal Democrat adviser on migration and asylum
• Professor James Hampshire, Sussex University, Deputy Editor of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

This seminar is part of the 17th International Refugee Law Seminar Series: British Political Parties and Refugee Policy: Past and Present Directions. The seminar will be followed by a drinks reception and is open to all. It is free to attend but booking is required.

This series is organised by the Refugee Law Initiative in collaboration with History & Policy.