Рет қаралды 40,037
Rishi Sunak rejected the idea of accepting the return of asylum seekers from Ireland amid concerns the UK Government’s Rwanda policy was driving the flow of migrants across the border with the republic.
The Prime Minister said he was “not interested” in any sort of returns deal if the European Union did not allow the UK to send back asylum seekers who had crossed the English Channel from France.
The issue has been highlighted after the passage of the UK Government’s Rwanda legislation, which paves the way for asylum seekers to be sent on a one-way trip to the African nation.
The UK Government has hailed the deterrent effect of the Rwanda scheme, which is intended to help stop small boat crossings from France.
But as a knock-on effect, the Irish government has claimed that the number of asylum seekers crossing from Northern Ireland is now “higher than 80%” due to a shift in migration patterns in recent months.
Talk’s Jeremy Kyle is joined by former Conservative special adviser James Price.
Click here for more from TalkTV talk.tv
If you need any help visit: talk.tv/helplines
#migration #immigration #migrants