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Small boat migrants to the UK are 36% UP on this time last year.

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Cossy Tue 25-Mar-25 10:33:08

Nano14

I knew who the OP was going to be before I opened this post.
"We have no effective deterrent in place"
Neither do we have an effective method for these people to get here to claim asylum, so the only way is for them to risk their lives on these small boats.
It's this debacle that astounds me!

Me too

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 25-Mar-25 10:29:52

That’s good to hear GG13. I don’t care what they call it as long as it exists. These gangs are running rings around us all.

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GrannyGravy13 Tue 25-Mar-25 10:16:29

Oops sorry the countries being considered are in the Balkan region.

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GrannyGravy13 Tue 25-Mar-25 10:15:39

It was reported on breakfast news that Labour and other European governments are looking into a third country solution as a way of processing migrants.

Is this Rwanda by another name?

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Barleyfields Tue 25-Mar-25 10:11:03

Why do we want to provide an effective method for yet more people to claim asylum here? Do we not have enough asylum seekers already? And failed asylum seekers who cannot be deported to their home country because it is allegedly too dangerous? I am at one with FGT on this.

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Nano14 Tue 25-Mar-25 10:04:59

I knew who the OP was going to be before I opened this post.
"We have no effective deterrent in place"
Neither do we have an effective method for these people to get here to claim asylum, so the only way is for them to risk their lives on these small boats.
It's this debacle that astounds me!

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glasshalffullagain Tue 25-Mar-25 10:03:55

It's been a few days since we had " your starter for 10" from FGT.

Ah Well.

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Barleyfields Tue 25-Mar-25 09:59:54

It appals me. I have yet to hear of a gang being smashed. All we hear is how many failed asylum seekers they have deported since the election.

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 25-Mar-25 09:56:59

“Smash the Gangs”.
Not working, nine months in.

And the weather will be getting even more conducive to such crossings soon. Huge numbers are ‘expected’ this summer.

We have no effective deterrent in place and this whole debacle astounds me. What did Labour THINK would happen when Keir Starmer scrapped Rwanda? Mind you, the government are contemplating setting up ‘migrant hubs’ so they must realise the gravity now of this situation.

Big money is being made here. These international gang masters who facilitate these crossings are not going to give up their very lucrative business!

Back to the drawing board Labour. Come up with SOMETHING. Uk taxpayers money is being squandered in the meantime on housing them and looking after all their needs.

What do you think about it all?

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