we need safe and managed routes
Ellie Chowns told Sky News “What we need is the provision of safe and managed routes for those seeking asylum. The issue of asylum seekers staying in hotels is the result of policy choices fundamentally made by the Conservatives over the previous 14 years.
Now, Labour is not dealing with the problem fast enough. We need safe and managed routes, much faster processing of asylum applications, and, specifically, fast-tracking of applications from countries where … the vast, vast majority of applications are already granted. Those measures will ensure that the backlog is dealt with far, far quicker that we can get people out of hotels as quickly as possible. And of course, you know, enable refugees and asylum seekers to contribute to the community.
If asylum seekers were allowed to work while they were waiting for their applications to be processed, then they could be contributing to society. And I think that would be something that should be widely welcomed across the spectrum.”
Shameful farage whipping up hate
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer MP told The Mirror Reform UK leader: “Nigel Farage’s role in whipping up unrest around asylum hotels is absolutely shameful. He is a millionaire preying on people’s anger, fear and desperation to divide communities, stoke tensions and put people’s safety at risk.”
Carla accused the Reform leader of “creating a terrifying environment of hostility” and said politicians have a “moral duty” to stand up to him.