Brits Not Sold on Starmer’s Migrant Return Deal
It is safe to say the voting public have yet to be convinced by Starmer’s one-in-one-out deal on migrant returns. Numerous loopholes in the Treaty give the French and court-ready asylum seekers all the cards anyway…
Starmer’s post on Facebook announcing the deal said: “My message to people smuggling gangs: if you bring people here illegally, they will face return.” Only 1,400 Brits have liked the post – 6,200 people have reacted with laughter. They call that a ratio…
Chris Philp took to the Channel to attack the deal before getting into an argument on X with Home Office minister Angela Eagle about returns. Busy day…
Privately officials stress that the proportion of returns will have to go up significantly if the deal is to have the intended deterrent effect. All to play for…