Conservative lawmakers exert great pressure on the government to address the issue of people traffickers using tiny boats to transport migrants over the English Channel.
The home secretary has vowed to do “everything it takes” to combat the “small boat problem” in the English Channel.
Suella Braverman, in a preface to a paper by the center-right think tank Centre for Policy Studies, stated that the number of migrants making the risky trip was “entirely intolerable and unsustainable.”
She said that ministers would “address the issue of tiny boats completely.”
Ms. Braverman claimed that her and Rishi Sunak’s commitment to addressing the issue was neither “xenophobic nor anti-immigration.”
“The British public is unbiased, tolerant, and charitable in spirit. However, we have had enough of the continuous disregard for our laws and immigration regulations to cheat our asylum system,” she added.
“And we have had enough of the constant exploitation of human rights legislation to obstruct the deportation of persons who have no right to be in the United Kingdom. That must stop.
“Such a statement is neither xenophobic nor anti-immigration. It is the truth that the vast majority of the British populace recognizes and feels. To claim differently would be an insult.”
She continued, “The prime minister and I will do everything it takes.” We are finalizing our approach and will implement the required operational and legal reforms to thoroughly address this issue.”
The report by the Centre for Policy Studies, co-authored by Theresa May’s former adviser Nick Timothy, calls for an overhaul of human rights laws, with the United Kingdom “if necessary” withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights to allow detentions and offshore processing of asylum claims.
In addition, it stipulates that ministers should seek agreements with other nations to augment the stalled plan to deport migrants to Rwanda for processing.
The Home Office declined to comment on a Sunday Times report that officials are drafting legislation that would prohibit asylum applicants who enter the country illegally from ever living there.
Mr. Timothy stated that fixing the issue will necessitate a “totally different approach” on the part of the government, addressing several interconnected public issues.
“Immediate and strong action will be required if we are to stop the crossings,” he stated. It cannot be remedied with slow, incremental modification.
Conservative lawmakers exert great pressure on the government to address the issue of people traffickers using tiny boats to transport migrants over the English Channel.
According to Downing Street, Ms. Braverman has “made it clear” that she does not support all of the recommendations of the Centre For Policy Studies migration report.
When asked if Ms. Braverman’s foreword to the report reflected the government’s “direction of travel,” the official spokesman for the prime minister responded, “I believe the home secretary herself made it clear that she did not agree with all of the ideas in the report.
“It is true that we recognize the need to take this critical topic further. The topic is at the forefront of public consciousness.
“There is no one-day answer to a global issue. You are aware that we are taking action in several areas, such as the Rwanda partnership and the most recent agreement with France, but, as I have stated previously, there is still more work to be done.”
