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shores in some cases to find a better life and in some cases to get away from severe trouble and persecution elsewhere. it is a big issue in the news at the moment is, rishi sunak is made it one of its key priority is to stop the boats, as he says, to prevent the loss of life and to shore up its own political position.— life and to shore up its own political position. this is a further example of a migrant boat attempting to head to the uk and comes as theuk government is attempting to those coming to the country on the controversial barge, the bibby stockholm, moored off the southern english coast. on friday, there was an evacuaction of those on board after a outbreak of a bacterial water infection. former brexit secretary david davis has been speaking to the bbc about the situation on the bibby stockholm. the primary thing that's been revealed has been the startling incompetence of the home office itself. ratherfamously, many years ago, john reid, when took over as home secretary, talked about it as being
important to treat them with respect. at what point do you decide that a creature does not experience those things? it is no longer sentience? because you ratherfamously no longer sentience? because you rather famously said no longer sentience? because you ratherfamously said do no longer sentience? because you rather famously said do you know what? i'm not against eating an oyster because i do not believe that it is a sentience creature. so what is your cut—off? how do you decide what is entered into what is not? i what is entered into what is not? ~ ., , ., what is entered into what is not? ~ ., not? i think that is an open scientific _ not? i think that is an open scientific question - not? i think that is an open scientific question and - not? i think that is an open scientific question and we i not? i think that is an open - scientific question and we have to assemble the best evidence we can. oysters have very rudimentary nervous systems and they don't move, they cannot run away from a sense of danger, so i think many other creatures who can move have evolved capacities to feel pain, to warn them of danger. that doesn't seem plausible in the case of an oyster.— the case of an oyster. you're a philosopher— the case of an oyster. you're a philosopher and _ the case of an oyster. you're a philosopher and bioethicists i philosopher and bioethicists are you truly qualified to tell the world what feels sufficient pain do not be consumed by humans?— pain do not be consumed by humans? �* ., ., ., humans? i'm qualified to read the scientific _ humans? i'm qualified to read the scientific literature - humans? i'm qualified to read the scientific literature and . the scientific literature and to summarise that and to discuss it with some people who