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While the @ukhomeoffice bangs on about #OperationWarmWelcome shows what a "tolerant" country UK is, MP's are pushing this type of claptrap. Not only ignores multitude of reasons people have to make channel crossings, but also violates international law. 1/ theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/s… 
Someone may for example wish to point out to @cmackinlay that asylum seekers are human beings and not pawns in whatever political game he wants to play. This suggestion alone would violate a number of international laws, not to mention child protection and basic humanity. 2/
I know it is an old fashioned belief that MP's should demonstrate basic knowledge regarding subjects they are talking about, but the sheer lack of an attempt to understand the complexities of the situation, or even just acknowledge basic human rights, is staggering. 3/
I see that Victoria Atkins has joined the likes of Priti Patel and Chris Philp in completing ignoring international law and refugees right to enter a country via any means necessary without penalty against their claim.
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Particularly telling how the @ukhomeoffice line about not necessarily providing safety to Afghan refugees who enter via irregular routes really emphasises how the "genuine refugees" and "queue jumping" lines they have churned out in defence of the #BordersBill are pure lies.
People can't wait for "resettlement routes", yet instead of acknowledging that the government is looking at ways to deny those who can escape safety. Instead, potentially paying poorer countries who already take far more refugees to take even more so UK doesn't have to. #r4today
