Let’s Imagine’ is a series of imagined conversations between refugees and high-profile political figures. The experiences of the featured refugees are based on true testimonies and represent their lived accounts.

My name is Sajjad, and I am originally from Afghanistan. I currently live in the UK as a refugee. I am here to speak against [the Conservative] motion—not because I dismiss the real and growing pressures on housing in Somerset, but because I believe it risks misrepresenting the challenges we face and, more importantly, the…

We all have a duty to determine fact from fiction or there is a high price to pay, when this leads to anger and hate in our communities. Once facts, over fiction, are considered, we are then entitled to have our own opinion. Maybe the facts won’t change your opinion, but that shouldn’t mean that…