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.
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
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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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Two-tier asylum system could soon become law
15 December 2021MPs vote in favour of controversial Nationality and Borders Bill
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Protecting asylum seekers and refugees: If not you, then who?
15 November 2021Parliament has a unique opportunity to establish a new system that leads the world in its treatment of asylum seekers and refugees
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