Home secretary outlines hardline rules in illegal migration bill meant to curb small boat crossings

Suella Braverman has claimed 100 million asylum seekers could qualify for protection in the UK without wholesale law changes as she urged MPs to back a controversial immigration bill.

The home secretary outlined new hardline rules under the government’s illegal migration bill meant to curb small boats being used to bring refugees to the UK. They include placing a legal duty on the home secretary to detain and remove nearly all those who arrive “irregularly” such as via small boats in the Channel.

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