Speaking in a debate on the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill, Andrew Bridgen asks the Home Secretary to reconfirm that the Bill will stop illegal entry being a route to our asylum system, and asks about the impact on the number of people willing to pay people traffickers to cross the channel.
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Ind)
Can the Home Secretary reconfirm that the Bill will stop illegal entry being a route to our asylum system, and what effect does she think that it will have on the number of people willing to pay evil people traffickers to cross the channel?
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Suella Braverman)
Deterrence is a core aim of these measures. We need to send the message that, if someone comes here illegally on a boat, paying a people smuggler, they will not have an entitlement to life in the UK. That is why I urge everyone here to get behind the Bill.