Labour can put an end to the small boats crisis by carrying out a simple three-point plan, according to political commentator Matt Goodwin.
The number of illegal immigrants streaming into the country continues to ramp up – with countries like France and Germany “laughing” at Britain’s inability to deal with the crisis, according to Goodwin.
Since 2018, more than 147,000 people have arrived in Britain via small boats.
Speaking on GBN Originals, Goodwin said the ruling class has shown a “complete inability” to deal with the crisis and put forward his own ideas as to how it can be stopped.
“As a country, we would need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)”, he said,
“That would allow us to reclaim judicial independence over our own laws. At the moment, the ECHR is used by illegal migrants, asylum seekers and foreign national offenders to prevent themselves from being deported.
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“So ludicrous is the state of affairs, we have recently had individuals deported out of Britain, smuggle back into Britain and then use the ECHR to stay in the country on the grounds of being deported might affect their mental health.
“We also need to reform previous acts of government like the Human Rights Act which is being used by an increasingly activist legal industry to weaponise laws to protect people coming into our country illegally.
“Third, we need an active deterrent, like the Rwanda policy, but without the legal loopholes that Rishi Sunak left in that agreement.
“We need to ensure that the laws of our country are put before laws and courts outside of our country. If we do those three things and reform or appeal the Human Rights Act, we will be able to solve the crisis.
Matt Goodwin spoke to GBN Originals
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“We will also be able to restore public trust in democracy, in our institutions and keep British people safe and secure in their own countries.”
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to ‘smash the gangs’ in order to bring about the end of small boats crossings, but Goodwin likened his approach to a game of ‘Whac-A-Mole’.
It was reported in the Sunday Mirror that Labour has had some joy in securing the deportations of hundreds of illegal migrants.
His government is said to have achieved the three biggest return flights ever so far, with as nearly as 10,000 migrants deported since Labour took power.
A group of migrants, thought to have arrived on a small boat, on a coach in KentPAOn just three flights alone, 629 illegal migrants were deported.
A Labour source told the Mirror that the Conservative government’s handling of the immigration system was an “utter disaster”.
The source highlighted how the previous administration had “poured £700million down the drain on a Rwanda scheme that didn’t stop a single boat or deport a single asylum seeker.”