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Great British PAC

Home Office Turns Blind Eye as Iranian-Aligned Charity Sponsors Visas

A London-based charity under investigation over alleged links to the Iranian regime has retained its Home Office licence to sponsor UK visas, raising serious questions about Britain's immigration security. An investigation reveals how organisations facing regulatory scrutiny have been granted access to the UK's visa system, prompting growing calls for an urgent review of Home Office oversight and national security safeguards.

Vicky Richter · 28 July 2026

Chagos

Chagossians Make Their Case as Court of Appeal Hearing Enters Second Day

As the Court of Appeal hearing reaches day two, lawyers for the Chagossian people put their case, with the fight increasingly turning on the Right of Abode and prerogative power.

Great British PAC · 16 July 2026

Chagos

Great British PAC put Burnham under pressure as overwhelming majority (72%) — across every main party — support a vote for Chagossians

A new YouGov poll commissioned by Great British PAC finds 72% of Britons — across every main party, age group and background — believe the Chagossian people should have a vote on the future of the Chagos Islands, with just 6% opposed.

Great British PAC · 16 July 2026

Grassroots

Redditch to host first Make Britain Beautiful Community Action Day

Redditch will host the first-ever Make Britain Beautiful Community Action Day on Saturday 25 July, as residents unite for a morning of litter picking, weeding and civic pride.

Great British PAC · 9 July 2026

Chagos

Human Rights Watch to Intervene in Chagos Appeal, Piling Pressure on Labour

The Court of Appeal has cleared Human Rights Watch to enter Labour's bid to remove Chagossians from their homeland, sharpening scrutiny before the July hearing.

Great British PAC · 7 July 2026

Chagos

Human Rights Watch Joins Chagos Court Fight as First Minister Welcomes Backing

Human Rights Watch has applied to intervene in this month's Court of Appeal battle over the Chagos Islands — a move the community's First Minister has warmly welcomed.

Great British PAC · 5 July 2026

Campaign

Keep Justice Blind: Great British PAC Challenges CPS "Unconscious Bias" Plan

The Great British PAC has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions and opened a co-sign campaign against plans that could weigh prosecutors' "unconscious bias" in charging decisions.

Great British PAC · 4 July 2026

Chagos

Ministers Move to Evict Chagossians as an Earlier Chagos Visit Faces Scrutiny

Six Chagossians who returned home now face a Government appeal to remove them, even as lawyers demand answers over an earlier, filmed expedition by campaigners backing Mauritius.

Great British PAC · 3 July 2026

Chagos

Chagossian leader writes from the islands to challenge Labour hopefuls on Chagos

Misley Mandarin has written from Ile du Coin to Andy Burnham and Al Carns, pressing both leadership contenders to say whether they would press ahead with handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Great British PAC · 26 June 2026

Opinion

Why our cross-party success rattles the left

The left keeps trying to force the Great British PAC into a tidy political box. The trouble is we refuse to fit the caricature — and our Chagos coalition proves it.

Claire Bullivant · 23 June 2026

Opinion

Self-Determination for All But the Chagossians: The Guardian's Lopsided Chagos Story

The Guardian gave a sympathetic platform to one Chagossian delegation backing the Mauritius handover, while the majority who wish to remain British were left out entirely. That silence tells its own story.

Claire Bullivant · 12 June 2026

Opinion

Chagos Isn't For Sale, America

Washington is reportedly weighing whether it could simply buy the Chagos Islands. But a homeland is not a property transaction, and no cheque can extinguish a people's right to decide their own future.

Claire Bullivant · 8 June 2026

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