Rainbow Migration received £952,000 in Lottery funding over 2023–24

Immigration · First reported 6 Nov, 21:53 · Updated 22:28

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GB News reports that Rainbow Migration received £952,000 in National Lottery funding over 2023 and 2024, allocated to staffing and core operating expenses. Its coverage focuses on the charity’s political campaigning and criticism from Conservative politicians; the supplied Daily Mail evidence is a brief description of the charity’s work.

Rainbow Migration received £952,000 in National Lottery funding over 2023 and 2024, for staffing and core operational expenses, according to GB News.
The charity supports LGBT asylum seekers and campaigns to end immigration detention for LGBT claimants; GB News says the campaign has the support of 112 parliamentarians.
Conservative politicians criticised the funding, while a National Lottery Community Fund spokesperson said the fund was proud of its grant holders’ work.

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Key facts

Lottery funding: £952,000 over 2023 and 2024, allocated to staffing and core operational expenses.
Campaign support: Rainbow Migration’s campaign to end detention for LGBT asylum seekers claims support from 112 parliamentarians.
Asylum claims: GB News reports that LGBT-grounded asylum applications rose 90% from 2021 to 2023, reaching 1,400 in 2023.