How have the UK’s political parties approached refugees and migration, and what shapes their positions today?
A 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.
On Wednesday 4 November three speakers will discuss the legacy of the Conservative Party and its policy approach.
- David Simmonds MP, Conservative Party co-chair of the APPG for Migration;
- Professor Alan Manning, LSE Economist, Why Immigration Policy Is Hard: And How to Make it Better (2025), former chair of the UK’s Migration Advisory Committee;
- Steve Symonds, Policy Lead – Refugee and Migrant Rights, Amnesty International.
The Conservative Party’s Legacy: Asylum, Migration and Refugee Policy, Wednesday 4 November 2026, at Lecture Theatre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square London WC1B 5DR. Admission is free but places must be booked in advance.
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