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Illegal Migration Bill 'morally just'

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Vincent
Published date26 April 2023
Publication titleEvening Gazette
In a speech for a centre-right think tank, Robert Jenrick claimed "astronomical" numbers of migrants were crossing the Channel to the UK and also raised concerns about how the "different lifestyles" of people arriving could undermine "cultural cohesiveness"

He insisted the Bill "does not turn our back on those in genuine need", instead presenting it as "undoubtedly the morally just thing to do" as he branded it the "single most significant piece of immigration legislation of modern times" to bring the way the country's asylum system works into the 21st century.

The comments are likely to prompt a fresh backlash from political opponents and campaigners in the wake of previous criticism levelled at Home Secretary Suella Braverman for her use of rhetoric when she told MPs the south coast was facing an "invasion" of migrants crossing the Channel.

Mr Jenrick told a Policy Exchange audience yesterday: "For too long our migration debate has been dominated by humanitarian nimbyism, whereby members of Parliament and devolved administrations have rhetorically welcomed refugees, but then failed to take their fair share. They declare themselves nations of sanctuary

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