First thing to understand is, why is UK such a draw. As I understand it, in many instances applicants have been refused asylum in an EU country, and because of a shared fingerprint data base, that refusal is repeated in other EU countries.
The UK is obviously outside the EU, and, with a high asylum approval rate (it was as high as 70% against an EU average of 38%) has become a magnet for legal and illegal migration.
Home Office needs to do its job. i.e.
- Get the EU status (pay if necessary) of prospective asylum seekers;-
- Establish that the first point of refusal retains responsibility for unsuccessful applicants
- Return Illegal Migrants to the first point of refusal;-
- Make the first point of refusal liable for any future costs.
- Restore legal routes to apply for asylum from abroad.
I think this will trigger the much-needed cleanup of the “Toxic Tories Trojan Horse”, left behind for Deform to use, when they abdicated responsibility at a time when they knew voters were washing their hands of them.
This reset would be welcomed by genuine asylum seekers and UK nationals.
We want to hear from you! We are hoping to hear some of you may want an independent candidate(s) to have your voice heard.
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Richard Hyland
Chelmsford Independents