BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 05:15:00
The home office has hit back. in a strongly worded statement it says it's not compassionate to allow people to die in the channel and it says the system cannot be allowed to continue where people are incentivised to make illegal and dangerous crossings to the uk. instead, officials here will seek to remove people to their home country or other countries that are considered by the home office to be safe. it insists it takes its international obligations seriously. our approach is working. for the first time, crossings are down by 20%. the prime minister says his tough policies to try to stop th...