Asylum system ‘riddled with abuse’ and wishes to vary, says minister
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obert Jenrick has claimed the UK’s asylum system is “riddled with abuse” and revealed migrants shall be requested to share lodge rooms because the Government comes beneath strain to scale back internet migrations.
Speaking on Sunday, the immigration minister mentioned a whole lot of progress has been made on unlawful migration in a brief time period, with “really unique landmark deals” with France seeing a “big increase” within the variety of interceptions on the seashores.
But he mentioned the asylum system – which in accordance with him has a backlog of greater than 150,000 circumstances – should be modified “fundamentally”.
He informed the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “The asylum system is riddled with abuse, we have to be honest with ourselves.
“The way to tackle that is by changing fundamentally the way we handle asylum.”
Mr Jenrick mentioned the Illegal Migration Bill to detain migrants who arrive by means of unauthorised means earlier than returning them dwelling or to a 3rd nation, reminiscent of Rwanda, will alleviate the strain.
“That will create the deterrent we desperately need, it will break the business model of the people smuggle gangs and it will stop the system from coming under intolerable pressure like it is today,” he mentioned.
Mr Jenrick mentioned he didn’t assume it was unreasonable to ask asylum seekers to share rooms after a bunch this week apparently refused to enter a Pimlico lodge the place the Home Office had requested them to sleep “four people per room”.
In a letter to the Home Secretary, the chief of Westminster City Council expressed his “deep concern” that round 40 refugees have been positioned within the borough on Wednesday night time “without appropriate accommodation or support available” and no prior communication with the native authority.
Speaking concerning the incident, Mr Jenrick informed the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “As I understand what happened here was that these migrants, who had themselves said that they were destitute, they had nowhere to stay, we had offered them a safe bed with board and lodgings in a good-quality hotel in central London.
“Yes, some of them had to share with other people. These are single adult males: I don’t think that’s unreasonable.
“We want to reduce the cost to the taxpayer. Some people said that wasn’t good enough and they wanted their own ensuite bedrooms, and the Home Office took the perfectly reasonable view that we’ve got to look after the taxpayer here.
“And if you’re genuinely destitute, of course you’d accept that, and common sense prevailed and, I think, almost all of the migrants in question accepted the accommodation.”
He denied it was Government coverage to inform asylum seekers they should share 4 to a room in motels, however mentioned it was “completely fair and reasonable” to ask single grownup males to share a room.
“We don’t want to be using hotels at all. These are taking away valuable assets for the local business community, for society, you know, people’s weddings and personal events have had to be cancelled because of that.
“But where we are using them, it’s right that we get good value for money for the taxpayer.
“And so if single adult males can share a room, and it’s legal to do so, which will obviously depend on the size of the accommodation, then we’ll ask people to do that.
“I think that’s a completely fair and reasonable approach,” he informed Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.
Mr Jenrick mentioned folks arriving in small boats “risk cannibalising the compassion” of the UK public.
He additionally informed Sophy Ridge On Sunday on Sky News that younger males placing “overwhelming pressure” on the asylum system are making it tougher for the nation to help individuals who “genuinely need our help”.