Home Secretary Priti Patel has allegedly said that her new immigration laws that will “send the left into meltdown”.
The Home Secretary outlined the proposals in her so-called “Fair Borders Bill” during a Zoom meeting with Conservative party MPs.
One MP who took part in the meeting told the Times that Patel condemned the apparent “judicial activism”.
They said: “She talked about how the asylum system is broken, is exploited by leftie Labour-supporting lawyers who are sending us legal letters every day to try to stop us removing people from this country.
“She said she has legislation coming forward and it’s going to be difficult, the left are going to have a meltdown. She said that the government’s hands are tied because of legal constraints that date back to Tony Blair’s time.”
Patel’s plans to overhaul the asylum system entail a new requirement which would mean asylum seekers have to declare all their grounds for refuge as soon as they apply, with no opportunity to add further reasons at a later date.
Labour MP David Lammy has already took exception to the plans, he tweeted: “Extremely distasteful for @pritipatel to say our asylum system is ‘exploited by leftie lawyers’. Caricaturing an entire profession, which is subject to a code of conduct and upholds the rule of law, is dangerous and unbecoming of a serious Home Secretary.”
The Home Secretary appointed a “small boats commander” with the job of intercepting boats and combatting people smugglers.
Dan O’Mahoney, an expert in ship-to-ship operations has been put in charge of Britain’s new efforts to stop increasing numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United Kingdom via small boats across the English Channel.
The former commando has been given orders to collaborate closely with the French to draw up stronger joint enforcement measures.
Officially known as the “Clandestine Channel Threat Commander”, Commander O’Mahoney takes on a new role leading the UK’s response to the crisis.
Ms Patel said: “The number of illegal small boat crossings is appalling.
“Dan’s appointment is vital to cutting this route by bringing together all operational partners in the UK and France.
“This is a complex problem but across government we are working to address many of these long-standing issues and make this route unviable by arresting the criminals facilitating these crossings and making sure they’re brought to justice.”
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