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This Is Why

Will Illegal Migration Bill stop the small boats?

This Is Why

Sky News

Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.0552 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Home Secretary Suella Braverman insists migrants arriving in the UK illegally on small boats will be "removed swiftly" under the government's plan to tackle the crisis.

The bill also includes an annual cap on the number of people entering via safe routes.

But critics argue it's unfair, unworkable and, according to the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, "risks making the chaos worse".

On the Sky News Daily podcast, Niall Paterson examines the plan with our political correspondent Ali Fortescue, discusses the legalities with UK immigration solicitor Harjap Singh Bhangal and explores how it will – or won't - work in practical terms with Lucy Moreton, from the Immigration Services Union, which represents Border Force officers.

Annie Joyce - senior podcast producer
Alex Edden - interviews producer
Jada-Kai Meosa John - junior producer
Philly Beaumont - editor

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1:05.2

I'm holding a copy of the illegal migration bill.

1:07.8

Just the latest in a long list of attempts to bring an end to people trafficking across the channel in small boats.

1:12.8

If we do not deal with it now, the situation will just get worse and worse.

1:19.9

People must know that if they come here illegally, it will be like in their detention.

1:24.5

Rishishish Sunak, and he's made stopping them one of his five priorities in government.

1:29.0

Once this happens and they know it will happen, they will not come and the boats will stop.

1:36.8

I've just got no idea what Labour's plan is.

1:40.8

And his Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has made clear.

1:44.0

It is lefty lawyers, civil servants, the Labour Party,

1:48.0

that has forced her hand into changing the law.

1:50.7

The law-abiding patriotic majority have said, enough is enough.

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