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Quakers oppose immigration removal centre expansion
6 August 2026
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has urged the Planning Inspectorate to reject Home Office plans to reopen Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in Gosport and expand Campsfield House IRC in Oxfordshire.
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Quakers in Britain recognised for fairness at work and in business
4 August 2026
Quakers in Britain has received Good Business Charter accreditation, a national award that recognises organisations that are well run and treat people fairly.
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Quakers back call for fairer asylum system
29 July 2026
Quakers have backed a call from more than 200 organisations for the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to adopt a “blueprint to fix the broken asylum system".
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Prioritise peace, equality and climate justice, Quakers urge Andy Burnham
22 July 2026
Quakers in Britain have called on the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to place peace, equality and climate justice at the centre of his government's policies.
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Bristol Quakers apologise for role in enslavement
21 July 2026
Quakers in Bristol have issued a formal apology for their role in the transatlantic trafficking and chattel enslavement of more than 13 million Africans, as part of a growing Quaker movement towards reparation.
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Andy Burnham urged to act on Palestine
15 July 2026
Quakers in Britain has joined nearly 20 organisations calling on incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to take urgent action on Palestine.