I’ve definitely heard Keir Starmer talk about processing refugees “ up country.” Maybe I’m being over optimistic but I took that to mean that refugees would be able to claim asylum without having to go through nightmare journeys across Europe.
I’ve definitely heard Keir Starmer talk about processing refugees “ up country.” Maybe I’m being over optimistic but I took that to mean that refugees would be able to claim asylum without having to go through nightmare journeys across Europe.
*If* we're processing claims quickly, then it becomes practical to do a deal with France where we put an asylum application point somewhere in Pas-de-Calais and co-operate with Ofpra to do UK and French asylum processes in parallel, complete with removal if you fail both; all we need is for the UK process to be faster than the French process so that we can hand over failed applicants to Ofpra for French processing (and deportation from France if they fail the French process).
I’ve definitely heard Keir Starmer talk about processing refugees “ up country.” Maybe I’m being over optimistic but I took that to mean that refugees would be able to claim asylum without having to go through nightmare journeys across Europe.
*If* we're processing claims quickly, then it becomes practical to do a deal with France where we put an asylum application point somewhere in Pas-de-Calais and co-operate with Ofpra to do UK and French asylum processes in parallel, complete with removal if you fail both; all we need is for the UK process to be faster than the French process so that we can hand over failed applicants to Ofpra for French processing (and deportation from France if they fail the French process).