Suella: Back Law To Stop Boats...Or Betray Britain

Home Secretary throws down gauntlet to opposition over migrant crackdown

- Sam Lister

HOME SECRETARY'S PLEDGE TO 'HARD-WORKING' BRITONS

SUELLA Braverman has warned opposition to her new laws cracking down on Channel migrants would be betraying the nation.

The Home Secretary told the Daily Express "we owe it to the British people" to deliver.

She added: "Labour and others who oppose these measures are betraying hardworking Brits they don't have any answers themselves but they will still seek to block us in Parliament." Tough new legislation unveiled today will stop asylum, modern slavery and human rights laws being exploited by migrants who have breached Britain's borders.

The Home Secretary has vowed to stop the small boats crisis by deporting tens of thousands of people entering the UK illegally.

In a message of defiance to Labour who are threatening to oppose the crackdown to stop the Channel crossings, the Ms Braverman said: "We must stop the boats and that's what our bill will do.

"No more sticking plasters or shying away from difficult decisions.

"Myself and the Prime Minister have been working tirelessly to ensure we have a bill that works we've pushed the boundaries of international law to solve this crisis.

"I'm steadfast in our aims, and clear about the task ahead. This bill is the key to our plans." She warned that if breach asylum migrants they Britain's borders to claim then they will have to leave.

And Mrs Braverman insisted "fairness" is at the heart of the plans she has drawn up with Rishi Sunak.

She added: "This is about ensuring that tens of thousands of migrants each year are not jumping the queue.