Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Home Secretary Priti Patel has indicated that the biggest shake-up in immigration for decades will seek to break the business model of people smugglers.
She said that while people are dying, the UK has a responsibility to act. In a statement, she told the Commons: “The government has taken back control of legal immigration by ending free movement and introducing a points-based immigration system. “We are now addressing the challenge of illegal migration head-on.
I’m introducing the most significant overhaul of our asylum system in decades, a new comprehensive, fair but firm long-term plan. “Because while people are dying, we have a responsibility to act.
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