Jenrick insists ‘we’ve got proof’ Starmer is conspiring with lefty asylum legal professionals

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick warned that Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer is in cahoots with the lefty legal professionals who’re abusing the asylum system.

The feedback got here as Mr Jenrick stated that the punishment for lefty legal professionals “gaming the asylum system” must be a lot more durable and see their operations shut down.

Currently the punishment is fines of as much as 5 p.c of earnings for authorized corporations abusing the system.

But Mr Jenrick informed Camilla Tominey on GB News this morning: “They should be struck off”.

Striking off legal professionals implies that they will now not follow within the UK.

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Asked about “lefty lawyers gaming the system”, Mr Jenrick stated: “You should be struck off as a lawyer if you flagrantly abuse the law.

“I hope that’s what will occur to these solicitors and authorized representatives who’ve been caught within the [recent] exposes.

“The solicitors regulatory authority is taking action against those firms and we [in the government] are saying we want that to continue and issue fines appropriately.”

He added: “As a former solicitor I have been shocked by the level of abuse I have seen in this area of the law.

“But I’m afraid what we’ve got seen is simply the tip of the iceberg.”

Asked if Starmer “is conspiring with these legal professionals”, Mr Jenrick claimed that there is proof.

He said: “There is proof of that.

“Just this week we’ve got seen an allegation {that a} Labour councillor in Newcastle who can also be a authorized consultant was on TikTok apparently soliciting unlawful migrants to come back to her and she or he would assist them keep within the UK.

“I believe that can be news to her residents in Newcastle who most likely need, like I do, safe borders and managed migration.

“But it is an example of what the Labour Party really thinks and as far as I can tell, absolutely nothing has been done in respect to that lady.”

Mr Jenrick additionally hit out at “Labour hypocrisy” after it emerged that two Labour councils in birkenhead and Leith in Scotland blocked having the 2 cruise ships meant to accommodate unlawful immigrants whereas their asylum purposes had been being dealt with.

He identified that Labour coverage would see a “massive increase in the small boats even higher than it is now” however questioned why abour was unwilling to assist home asylum seekers.

Express.co.uk has approached Labour for a remark.