European politicians criticise plan to stop small boats, saying 'you can't punish refugees'

💬 'This looks like rhetorical grandstanding by the Tory government on the backs of the most vulnerable people' European politicians criticise plan to stop small boats, saying 'you can't punish refugees'

on Tuesday to stop “small boats” crossing the Channel, questioning whether it would breach international law and whether it would work in practice.claiming asylum in the country

Thijs Reuten, a Dutch MEP, said it risked a legal challenge and could fail to achieve its objectives. “To break the business model of the smugglers, we need to provide more,” he said. “The plan to punish people by banning them for life is intended to scare people off. This looks like rhetorical grandstanding by the Tory government on the backs of the most vulnerable people.”

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