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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Welcome to all our new followers! 💛 We're Reunite Families UK, and we exist for one reason: no one should be kept apart from the people they love because of what they earn. 🧵

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"All we want is for families and couples to be together. It's not much to ask." 💔 Our second day at Labour Conference is coming to a close, but first we caught up with Abdul and Leslie, two of our Reunite Families UK members, to hear why they came. 🧵

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Out in the sunshine spreading the word ☀️🧡 We caught up with Cassandra, one of our Reunite Families members, who's been handing out flyers and talking to people all day at the Labour Party conference.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Standing outside Labour Conference today, it struck me how many people inside are completely unaware that families are being torn apart by these policies. They'll enjoy their day at the conference, then go home to their families. Meanwhile, thousands of people can't live here in the UK as a family

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Woman on a mission 💪 Today our co-founder Caroline is joining members of Reunite Families UK and an amazing coalition of organisations, all coming together to push back against the government's earned settlement proposals. These plans are short-sighted and will hurt families, workers and communities

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nobody warns you about this at freshers' week. 🧵 You're 18, starting uni, and you meet someone who makes everything feel possible. But if they're not British, you may need to earn £29,000 a year just to live here together.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚨 £5bn. The Home Office made almost £5bn in profit last year from visa, citizenship and immigration fees — more than it gets in corporation tax from energy, gas, water, sewage and hospitality combined. 🧵

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We hope the PM will demonstrate leadership on this. Sign our letter to him: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The tens of thousands of pounds our members and people across the country must spend just to maintain their status or acquire citizenship isn't just a burden — it blocks integration and thriving, and stands as an impossibly high stumbling block to the economy.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New polling should worry Shabana Mahmood: Only a third of the public agree with her and with the need to apply the "Earned Settlement" reform to migrants already living and working here. The public gets it — families shouldn't be punished retroactively. 🧵

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

People need both practical guidance and emotional care to get through it. Every pound donated helps us reach someone who's struggling right now — a parent, a child, a family trying to hold things together. You can help us be there for them. 👉 Support the campaign: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

A fundraising appeal about the emotional toll of family separation, showing a sad child curled up, a headline urging support, a note that the "Summer of Hope" campaign funds free legal and wellbeing help, and a prominent orange "Support the campaign" button.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The emotional toll of family separation is real. We're running our Summer of Hope campaign to make sure people don't have to face it alone. 🧵 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Fundraising poster urging support for people experiencing family separation, with a headline about the emotional toll, a note that the Summer of Hope funds free legal and wellbeing support, an illustration of a sad child sitting alone, and an orange "Support the campaign" button.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

850+ people have told the new PM that families shouldn't be kept apart by an immigration system built without them in mind. Help us make this impossible to ignore. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Campaign graphic stating over 850 people have joined a petition asking the new Prime Minister to ensure promised care reaches bi-national couples and families, featuring a handwritten letter addressed to "Mr Burnham" (6 August 2026) and a "Join us!" call to action.

Call to scrap the minimum income requirement so partners and children can live together regardless of earnings, overlaid on a hand flipping through a family photo album with candid family portraits.

Call to "Scrap the earned settlement proposals" over a pensive man seated by a weathered wooden fence, promoting a fair settlement system to create stronger communities, more secure families, and a more stable workforce across the UK.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

We put the Home Office's own numbers to the test. 👀 A spouse visa costs £482 to process — applicants are charged £2,064. That's a 77% profit margin on people trying to stay with the person they love. Summer of Hope funds free legal advice & wellbeing support. 👉 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This summer, we're asking for your help to reunite families. Here's why it matters: Thousands of people in the UK are separated from the person they love — their partner, their child, their parent. Not by choice. Because they can't afford legal advice they need. 🧵 actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Somber mother and child standing outdoors, paired with the headline "Bring Families Home This Summer" and the call "Donate to our Summer of Hope campaign" urging donations to reunite families.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

As the weekend begins, many of us are looking forward to spending time with the people we love. We're also thinking of those spending another weekend apart from loved ones/family - hoping for the day they can be together. ❤️ What's your favourite way to spend quality time with loved ones? 👇

Image showing a family on a bike ride in nature with their dog with accompanying words: As the weekend begins, many of us are looking forward to spending time with the people we love.

We're also thinking of those spending another weekend apart from loved ones/family - hoping for the day they can be together. ❤️

What's your favourite way to spend quality time with loved ones? 👇

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Parliament has broken up for summer recess. MPs won't be back in Westminster until September. For the couples, families and children kept apart by immigration rules, there's no such pause. MP have however the time to listen to our concerns: 🧵 actionnetwork.org/letters/he-s...

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Andy Burnham promised care "at the heart of everything I do." Keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary leaves families wondering if that includes them. Are bi-national families seen as people — or just an immigration issue? Read more: reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/a-promise-is...

A photo of Shabana Mahmood with the question "continuity or change"

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today Nigel Farage announced he's standing down as MP for Clacton, forcing a by-election he's framing as "the people vs the establishment" over his financial dealings. But that framing misses the real story entirely. 🧵

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚨 The government wants to gut Article 8: your right to family and private life. It's buried in the new immigration bill. 🧵 on what's at stake

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🚨 The government wants to gut Article 8 — your right to family and private life. It's buried in the new immigration bill. 🧵 on what's at stake:

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Last week, @andyburnham.bsky.social won in Makerfield by offering a politics of hope over hate. Now we need him to bring that same energy to immigration. Here's what we're asking him to do 🧵

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

If you, like us think that your salary must not determine whether you can live here in your own country of birth or adoption with your family sign our petition: reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign/

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This Father's Day, we remember thousands of dads separated from their families by the UK's harsh visa rules: stuck abroad because their partners in the UK cannot meet the requirements or unable to bring their family to the UK. So we ask children what their Daddy means to them?

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🧵 Today, on @ukforunhcr.bsky.social's #WorldRefugeeDay — theme: "Until Everyone Is Safe" — we're calling out the Government for closing refugee family reunion: one of the few safe routes for people already here in the UK. 1/4

an image of two children making a heart with their hands and the message until everyone is safe

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

1/ Did you know the UK government decides whether you can live with your own family — based on your salary? 💔 Since April 2024, British citizens and settled residents must earn at least £29,000 to sponsor a partner's visa. Take our quiz to learn more: actionnetwork.org/surveys/coul... 🧵👇

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Around half UK's workforce would be blocked from family life here if they had to meet Britain's spouse visa requirements Enduring long term separation Forced single parenting Children growing up without a parent ✍️ Take our 2‑min survey: actionnetwork.org/surveys/reun...

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

In a recent debate, the Minister for Immigration spoke about “firm but fair” policies. But after 14 years of harsh family immigration rules, we need to ask: fair for whom?

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We’re told by certain media, billionaires and politicians that immigration is a problem But imagine what the UK would look like without the people who actually help make Britain “great”? Our friends, neighbours, communities - and our families ✍️ Sign/share reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign

[image lists 10 things UK is strengthened by because of immigration including NHS, international food and music, football, corner shops, teachers, transport, businesses and jobs]

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

While the far right marched through London last Saturday, we were in a Manchester community garden dancing. 🧵1/6

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🧵 1/2 Imagine doing this alone For families separated by spouse visa rules, this is reality — especially for those with children who have medical or additional needs Appointments missed Sleepless nights Juggling job and childs complex needs — carried by one parent alone

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🧵 1/3 💔 Growing old together shouldn't be a privilege but in the UK it is Spouse visa rules aren’t just affecting families & young couples Older partners are being forced to choose to: ➡️ Leave everything behind [home, family, healthcare] to be together elsewhere or ➡️ Live apart in later life

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

No Child Should Grow Up Like This — But Thousands Are…. Children missing everyday moments with mummy or daddy - bedtimes, birthdays, holidays, just being together Young children feeling anxiety, trauma, heartbreak, depression - not because they’ve lost a parent to death...

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

1/2 Our Families Belong Together report shows how UK spouse visa rules are pushing families into years of separation, anxiety, and emotional harm Children growing up without a parent Partners missing years together Lives on hold

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

2/ This policy is severely harming people’s mental health: Anxiety & isolation Financial & emotional strain Long-distance parenting

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🧵 1/ This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we will highlight how the visa rules are a sustained attack on our wellbeing The UK’s spouse visa system is devastating families Every day at RFUK we see: Couples forced apart or pushed into exile Missed milestones Relationships stretched to breaking point

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Falling in love should be simple 💛 But if your partner isn’t British, it isn’t. Our short film highlights just SOME of the cold hard realities you need to know about family life in the UK and the #TaxOnLove 🎬 Watch & share👇 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign #FamiliesBelongTogether

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

What if being with the person you love came with a huge price tag? Rebecca is British. David is Ugandan. They've 2 children but live thousands of miles apart Not because they are divorced but because Rebecca, like half the country, doesn’t earn £29,000 — and David’s income doesn’t count

“Two adults and two children sit on grass in a garden, playing with water and buckets in a blue plastic tub. There is a tear in the pic between father and his children to signify separation

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Being a family in the UK — when one of you isn’t from here — comes with a shocking price tag “We’ve spent £21,000 on visas — and we’re the lucky ones.” “One application cost us £8,000.” “It wiped out our house deposit.”

A picture of a mother and child sat against the wall looking exhausted and sad with the words, "The UK Government is profiting from family's heartbreak" and then "exposing the devastating impacts of a cruel system, please sign and share"

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Imagine having to pay to live with your family? In the UK, couples/families are forced to pay £1000s every 2.5 years just to stay together - pushing them into debt & burnout whilst millions are made in visa fees ➡️✍️ Sign & share: 👇 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign #TaxOnLove #FamiliesBelongTogether

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

If you DO meet their harsh requirements — you pay £thousands every 2.5 years For up to 10 years With no public funds This is a cost‑of‑loving crisis 💔 Families Belong Together. Sign up & share our new campaign 👇 reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Being British or settled doesn’t mean your spouse can live with you 🇬🇧 Earn under £29k? No visa. Can’t save £88,500? No visa. Have kids together? Doesn’t matter. 🚨 We're launching this campaign today—help us tell the gov to stop profiting from tearing families apart reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/sign

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

From today, for thousands of couples and families staying together in the UK just got even more expensive. Visa fees are rising again — quietly wrecking lives. We know that around 60–70% of many visa fees are profit This is not cost recovery, it is excessive charging at the expense of families💔

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Today we and our members are joining the mass lobby against the Government’s “earned settlement” proposals with dozens of organisations and hundreds of people from across the UK. The plans make settlement longer, costlier and more insecure MPs must listen and stop these classist, racist proposals

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Proud to have signed this letter signed by 70+ MPs and tens of NGOs that like us know that as a result of these harsh proposals lives will be impacted and ruined. We urge the Government to rethink these plans - everybody in our communities deserve to thrive. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Shocking and yet unsurprising that the latest @jrf-uk.bsky.social UK Poverty found that 1 in 2 children in migrant families were in poverty compared to around 1 in 4 other children. Children are the biggest victims of an extortionate immigration system. No child should grow up knowing poverty.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Today should be a day to celebrate Human Rights our #OurEverydayRights. Instead, we’re left reflecting on the countless ways those rights are being attacked, undermined and dismissed by our Government, our political class and much of our media.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We oppose this proposal loudly and unapologetically. We demand a migration system rooted in dignity, not deterrence. Recognising our shared humanity isn’t radical — it’s the bare minimum. We will not be silent while families are torn apart.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our families are not a political prop. We refuse to be scapegoats for: ▶️ housing shortages, ▶️ NHS waiting lists, ▶️ economic mismanagement. We call on this government and the members of the previous ones to stop blaming migrants for their failures.

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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Copying Denmark doesn’t fight the far right. It copies them. You don’t stop extremists by adopting their ideas — you validate them. Appeasement has never defeated fascism.

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