Ah, the "queue jump" line. No-one is jumping the queue by crossing the channel. Solution lies with ensuring that asylum seekers are provided with safe options to cross, not denying them safety. Returning them to France just forces them back into the hands of the gangs #r4today
There was so much wrong in that #r4today interview with @timloughton, but his complete lack of compassion for asylum seekers was probably the main thing for me. Continued use of "genuine", as if people crossing the channel are doing it for fun rather than desperation for example.
The UK takes a fraction of the number of asylum seekers that France does, but we have blowhard MPs making out that they have some kind of responsibility to take more so the UK can take fewer, despite applications being already low.
Likes of @timloughton don't give a toss about "tackling gangs" if they did they wouldn't be pushing policies which force people back into their hands and create a never ending supply for them. They'd be doing something useful and actually helping not hindering asylum seekers.
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