The Home Secretary has announced new safe passages for refugees to enter the United Kingdom.
Charities will be able to sponsor refugees for new ‘safe and legal routes’ from next month in a bid to counter the deaths seen in the English Channel harboured by people smugglers.
Speaking at labor ConferenceShabana Mahmood explains applications for both a ‘community sponsorship route’ and a ‘student sponsorship route’.
‘There is nothing fair about a lack of control at our borders,’ she said. ‘It is not fair that criminal gangs determine who comes to this country.
‘It is not fair that they put dangerous boats into the water, with no regard for human life – shown once again today, with three more tragic deaths in the Channel.
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‘It is not fair that those with a genuine need of protection cannot find a safe and legal way to claim asylum.
‘It is also not fair that communities across this country have been asked to bear so great a burden, with around 90,000 people living in asylum accommodation. For that reason, to restore fairness, we must restore control.’
She said the work was beginning to bear fruit, with small boat arrivals down significantly, with ‘this summer recording the lowest number since 2021′.
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