Britain’s new plan to “stop the boats”
A law to stem the flow of asylum-seekers is unlikely to work
“Stopping the boats” is one of Rishi Sunak’s five promises for 2023. More than 45,000 small-boat migrants crossed the English Channel last year, exposing Britain’s inability to control its borders. That figure was expected to grow this year. Mr Sunak and Suella Braverman, the home secretary, have now come up with a plan. New legislation unveiled on March 7th would render inadmissible asylum claims by those who travel across the English Channel on flimsy dinghies. Instead, they would almost all be detained and deported, never to return.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Go Home Office”
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