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Maria Thomas

@mariathomas.bsky.social
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Human rights lawyer at Duncan Lewis Public Law; PhD candidate at University of Nottingham. Views my own.

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Maria Thomas @mariathomas.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the most deadly incident in the Channel, and my thoughts are with the families and friends of the men, women and children who died that night. I wish I could tell them that at least their loved ones’ deaths were not in vain; that things have changed.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
When Labour in the future say you have to vote for them to stop Reform – remember there are countless reasons that argument is equal parts absurd and offensive. But 26th August 2025 should stand out for their complete capitulation to the right. Absolutely shameful.
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Kate Roberts @k8roberts.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
96% of trafficked people who, as non British nationals, consented to enter the UK's National Referral Mechanism & were found by the UK govt's identification system to be trafficked were not granted leave. Imagine speaking up, providing evidence, waiting & the positive decision cutting you adrift.
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
What happens when a political agenda takes over any semblance of journalistic standards Telegraph admits its story about private school family not being able to go on five holidays was complete nonsense and not remotely fact-checked Beyond embarrassing www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/the-t...
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An apology
On May 25 we published an online article “We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays” which included stock photographs and not, as the art...
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Dr Jo Wilding @jowilding.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Hot off the press! No Access to Justice 2, my new research report with Justice Together on access to asylum and immigration legal advice in every region and jurisdiction of the UK. Parliament launch today, online launch on June 23 - link to follow. I'll post a link to the report asap.
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ECRE @theecre.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
A question to PM Starmer: 👉 Are you angry about the lack of safe and legal routes for people fleeing danger? 👉 Are you angry about the unavoidable loss of lives along the route to the UK? 👉 Are you angry about the wars and violence that force people to leave their homes behind?
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Monica Parker @monicacparker.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Keir Starmer is my MP. This is the letter I wrote to him today. Subject: Island of Strangers? Mr Starmer, Let me tell you about this ‘stranger’.
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Jan 2024: The International Court of Justice orders Israel to protect Palestinians from the risk of genocide Dec 2024: @amnesty.org finds sufficient evidence to conclude that Israeli authorities’ conduct in Gaza amounts to genocide May 2025: The UK government ⬇️
Image is a screenshot of a headline from The Guardian reading: No evidence of genocide in Gaza, UK lawers say in arms export case
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/05/2025
They think they've got this in the bag. But they're not ready for people like you showing up. Use your vote today to prove them wrong. 🗳️ Find your polling station: wheredoivote.co.uk
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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
I’d ask my many cis-gender friends and followers to take a moment today to consider this scenario. You are so unhappy / uncomfortable with your birth sex that you choose to live as the opposite sex at the cost of family and other relationships.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
That is not what the visa application process looks like
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
🚨 Sonali Naik KC makes closing statement to The Cranston Inquiry: ‘The tragedy was preventable’ 🚨 Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provided a statement on behalf of full participants, I/B Maria Thomas @duncanlewiss.bsky.social. Read on here 🔽 gardencourtchambers.co.uk/sonali-naik-...
Picture reads: Sonali Naik KC makes closing statement to The Cranston Inquiry: ‘The tragedy was preventable’
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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📣 WATCH LIVE - CRANSTON INQUIRY📣 Our Joint Head of Chambers, Sonali Naik KC, provides opening statements on behalf of bereaved families and one of the two survivors, instructed by Maria Thomas of Duncan Lewis (@dlpubliclaw.bsky.social). Livestream below 🔽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlzn...
Cranston Inquiry opens Full Hearings into the 24 November 2021 Channel crossing tragedy.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Writing this with a heavy heart: the refugee citizenship ban is the single most unconscionable policy Labour has proposed since it entered power. It’s the moment that I felt my support for this administration begin to crumble inews.co.uk/opinion/colu...
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The precise moment my support for Keir Starmer began to crumble
Labour is going to prevent refugees from ever becoming citizens of Britain
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Maria Thomas @mariathomas.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
This weekend marks the third anniversary of the tragic shipwreck in November 2021, where more than 30 men, women & children lost their lives in the English Channel. I’m honoured to have been asked to speak at a memorial event in Dunkirk tonight, as the families continue their search for justice
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
#r4today already getting it wrong in its coverage from Turkey: 1) Turkey has never been "welcoming" to refugees. The EU paid it, a lot, to prevent people reaching its borders, and Turkey has been shown to repeatedly abuse them. 2) Refugees are not "illegal". Nothing about what they do is illegal.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 12/11/2024
The plight of women in Florida is dystopian, including the rise of fake abortion clinics offering the untested practice of "abortion reversal." After the failure of the abortion rights referendum in the state, the situation will get worse. Our News Agents film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5B...
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A war on women - Florida’s abortion crisis | The News Agents
YouTube video by The News Agents
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Maria Thomas @mariathomas.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Well this seems like a nice place so far. 24 hrs in, and my feed isn’t littered with anti-immigration, ignorant nonsense. I can scroll along and not immediately feel enraged. What a delightful change that makes 🧡
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