Alicia Edmund
Alicia joined the Evangelical Alliance as head of public policy in August 2021. Since then, she has worked on a range of issues from asylum resettlement, refugee integration, poverty relief and religious freedom in the UK and overseas.
Alicia leads the advocacy team’s parliament and Whitehall engagement and is focusing all legislative engagement this year on three core themes: dignity, freedom and justice.
What do Rishi's policy promises mean for the UK?
26 October 2022Reflecting on some of the PM's policies which aim to deliver his party's 2019 manifesto
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The Evangelical Alliance joins the ‘Enough to Live’ campaign
8 August 2022Coming together to call on the government to take urgent action on the cost-of-living crisis
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Briefing: Weddings law in England and Wales
1 August 2022The Law Commission is proposing comprehensive changes to weddings law in England and Wales, moving from a building-based to an "officiant-based" scheme
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Open Doors International: Forced migration and faith is poorly understood
20 July 2022Open Door's preliminary report is a must read for journalists, policymakers, and evangelicals alike
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Learn more about the FoRB fringe
1 June 2022Different faith and belief organisations from across the UK and beyond will host events, workshops and creative exhibitions at July’s freedom of religion or belief conference
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Persecution survivors deserve to see progress at religious freedom summit
27 May 2022Three years on from a major review into the persecution of Christians overseas, we assess what progress the government has made
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The Nationality and Borders Act: Now a harsh reality
27 May 2022The government’s controversial immigration and asylum policy became law earlier this year, but what does this mean in reality?
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"Taking back control of our borders", but at what cost?
14 April 2022The UK government reveal a £120 million international agreement to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda for processing
Read more... VAWG series: Here's what you need to know about the Domestic Abuse Plan
6 April 2022Part six: The government published its Domestic Abuse Plan. Can it succeed where other plans have fallen short?
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VAWG series: We need more than policy to resolve this problem
1 March 2022Part one: An overview of the UK government’s current strategy to tackle violence and abuse against women and girls
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Government minister: faith communities vital to pandemic recovery
12 January 2022Government and Christian leaders discussed the church’s role in Covid recovery at first ChurchWorks summit
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