Border Promises Must Be Kept
Lots of words on immigration once again this week from the government in the Queen’s Speech. We heard how Her Majesty’s Government was going to fulfil the will of the people and put an end to illegal crossings on the Channel. As Brenda from Bristol might say, “what, again?”. As we said, the government’s litany of broken promises and track […]
Tough Borders Need Backbone
Does the government have the backbone to deliver on the Rwanda deal? Our latest analysis of the government’s Rwanda asylum deal (see summary) concludes that the policy has the potential to send a powerful message to the vile traffickers. Flying illegal immigrants coming from a safe country to Rwanda will discourage would-be migrants from taking the small boat route […]
They Just Don’t Get It…
Out-of-touch political class and border control Despite Boris Johnson promising the British public that he would honour the Brexit vote by delivering firmer borders and lower inflows at the last election, the post-Brexit immigration changes have driven a huge rise in immigration from outside the EU – with nearly a million people coming either on […]
Is This Really Control?
Boris Johnson’s election promise to reduce immigration was a sham The penny is finally dropping. As we have been saying since the (Australian) points-based system (PBS) was first mooted ahead of the Brexit vote and later sold to the public in the 2019 election campaign – a loose PBS, Australian in name only, would lead to […]
Rwanda Plans Could Save Lives
Rwanda deal could help stop the boats and save lives This week the government announced plans to introduce offshore processing for some of those (essentially young working-age men) who enter Britain seeking asylum without prior permission. A deal making this possible has been agreed with Rwanda and signed by the Home Secretary. Priti Patel and Boris Johnson are doubtless under […]
We Need To Send Them Back
Send the rule-breakers back The quest for control of our borders struggled on this week, with reports of government plans to send to Rwanda for ‘offshore’ processing those coming without permission across the English Channel in small boats. Meanwhile parliament descended into what is quaintly known as “ping pong” between the Commons and the Lords. In fact, it is a euphemism […]
3,000 Crossed The Channel In March
More than 3,000 cross in boats in March – worst month so far in 2022 March has seen at least 3,065 people cross the Channel, the fourth highest number ever. In all, 4,555 have crossed so far in small boats in 2022, or almost four times the number that came in the first three, record-breaking months […]
Good News And Bad News
Britain set for rise in illegal boat crossings This month we have already seen three times as many people cross the Channel on boats as we did last year (as always, for updates see our Channel Tracking Station). Given that 2021 was a record year for this dangerous route, it does not bode well for the rest […]
Ukraine Response Marred By Asylum Abuse
The government has been criticised for being slow to react to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. But, in our view, while the response may have been cautious, it has also been appropriately generous. Accusing the UK of taking in fewer refugees than countries bordering Ukraine (as the former Danish PM did on BBC Question Time last […]
Help Those Fleeing War. Stop The Scammers
With the ongoing crisis in Ukraine the government has come under fire for its slow reaction on allowing in refugees from the region. Meanwhile scammers pay people smugglers to cross the Channel into Britain with impunity. Please see our latest video which addresses the muddled priorities that have led to this situation in Britain. We published a paper this week highlighting newly-released official statistics […]