Conservative MPs urged Priti Patel, the Secretary of the Interior, to immediately deport anyone, including children who crossed the border illegally and boarded the strait. France.
They claimed that this measure should be promulgated because the United Kingdom needs to “increased the stakes” with the French government, and the Home Secretary accused the French government of failing to curb the number of immigrants crossing the strait.
The proposal was made a day after more than 800 migrants crossed the English Channel to seek asylum in the UK and was condemned as a violation of the United Nations human rights conventions. Officials of the Ministry of the Interior questioned whether the government has the authority to make such a move.
Patel, under pressure from Boris Johnson and the senior Conservative Party to stop immigrants from Calais, told MPs on Monday that she was prepared to withhold 54 million pounds promised to the French to prevent immigrants from crossing the border. Her comments were leaked after the number of people expected to arrive in Kent on Monday reached an expected record level.
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay told the Guardian that the repatriation of all people arriving by boat, including children, would be a “high-intensity measure”.
“Immediate relief is in the hands of the French authorities. We need to increase the stakes and consider immediately returning to France all those who arrive via this illegal route and ignore diplomatic details.
“The most important thing is that this will quickly show that this route is not working, and immigrants will not waste their money trying. For the population of Calais and Dunkirk, I believe that removing the pull factor will be welcomed.”
“I know the Secretary of the Interior is as frustrated as many of us, and I recommended such a high octane rating to her,” he said.
Ashfield’s Conservative MP Lee Anderson said he made the same proposal to Patel at a meeting in central London on Monday night and knew that other MPs agreed.
He said: “I said that we should send these illegal immigrants, not migrants, to the French beaches and send a bill for the cost of the journey to the French government.”
The proposal was condemned by Calais MP Pierre-Henri Dumont, who said it would flagrantly violate human rights laws and insult the dignity of asylum seekers.
“Not giving children a chance to be protected is something that modern society should tolerate. We are talking about human rights and dignity.
“This proposal undermines the United Nations Geneva Convention to grant everyone the right to apply for asylum in any country. At least they should have the opportunity to apply. France processes four times as many asylum applications each year than the United Kingdom. We are doing our job, but the United Kingdom is not. .
“Britain left the European Union, but the United Kingdom did not leave the international community and the United Nations,” he told the Guardian.
The United Kingdom is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees in 1951 and its 1967 Protocol, which is an international law designed to protect refugees.
A source from the Ministry of the Interior said that if the law is not amended, the MPs’ suggestions may not work. According to sources, the Nationality and Boundary Bill, which is being passed by Parliament, contains provisions for the establishment of offshore processing centers and the removal of suspicious immigrant ships from the UK.
McKinley and Anderson’s comments came after Patel decided to blame the French authorities for the record increase in immigration. Patel threatened to withhold the money, July Commitment, In a meeting with relevant parliamentarians.
The Ministry of the Interior has not yet confirmed the final number of immigrants who crossed the strait on Monday. Government sources said it may be between 800 and 850. The previous daily record was set on August 21, when 828 people crossed.
The Times stated that Patel plans to confront her French counterpart, Gérald Darmanin, on this issue at the G7 meeting she is hosting in London this week.
The Labor Party criticized Patel for claiming that she would withhold funds and urged the government to stop chasing headlines and instead establish a working relationship with France.
The shadow minister of the interior, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said: “Instead of the minister of the interior that is faltering from a position, the government should focus on working with the French authorities to find feasible solutions to combat the evil population smuggling gangs and properly Management safety. Routes that prevent people from risking their lives.
“It’s time to find a solution, not another headline.”
