Labour's Shadow Policing Minister, Alex Norris, stressed the urgency of addressing border security, echoing Labour Leader Keir Starmer's concern during his visit to Canada. Norris highlighted the chaos at UK borders, deeming it unacceptable. He said that there Is a need for “serious action at a time where there’s serious challenges.”
Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 Well, I think anybody would appreciate that what we've seen in the last few years at our borders,
00:05 especially with small boats crossings, has been chaotic. It's just not acceptable for any country.
00:13 So he's advocating for proper solutions, breaking the international gangs through international cooperation,
00:19 clearing our asylum backlog, 175,000 people sat waiting for a decision costing us billions of pounds a year.
00:26 You have serious action at a time where there's serious challenges.
00:31 We've got you know, we've we've released a number of measures that we would take.
00:35 First of all, it isn't acceptable. We've got 175,000 people sat there waiting for decisions costing multiple billions of pounds a year.
00:43 We would hire a thousand more people to make those to do the processing and make those decisions.
00:49 We'd also instigate Nightingale courts so that we could hear appeals more quickly so that people can get their decision.
00:56 If they can stay, they can be integrated into British society. If not, then then they will leave.
01:01 Similarly, work with our European neighbours to break and take on and break the gangs and then to agree with our European counterparts,
01:09 a fair returns policy so that people don't need to make dangerous crossings.
01:12 So, you know, proper changes rather than, as we've seen from the government,
01:16 press releases and spin proper changes to tackle this really important issue.