Thread by @stand_for_all

There's a growing cross party consensus that the UK needs to stop focusing on inhumane, and illegal, proposals, as set out in the #bordersbill. There's no "silver bullet", but offshoring is just abhorrent. 1/
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I also have concerns about processing applications in embassies, if it is expected that individuals have to have them processed in the country they are being persecuted in, for obvious reasons, but processing them in any embassy might be a start. 2/

As I said, there is no "silver bullet" and these are complex issues, but more viable alternatives in the immediacy would be to remove carrier liability fines and introduce humanitarian visas so people can be immediately brought to the UK to have their claims processed. 3/

For those who are unaware of carrier liability fines, they basically turn cabin crew into de-facto border officers. A carrier, so airlines, ferries, Eurostar etc, can face fines, and even criminal prosecution, for transporting asylum seekers, even unknowingly. 4/

To put this simply, an individual can essentially have all the correct documents, have bought a ticket, passed all the usual checks, boarded a plane, and still be removed if it is thought by cabin crew that they may seek asylum upon landing. 5/

Sort of makes a mockery of the whole "if they were genuine why don't they just fly, catch the ferry etc" arguments you occasionally see from people seeking to penalise those having to use irregular routes, such as small boat channel crossings. 6/