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2022-04-05

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Migrant crossings: Priti Patel's 'incompetence on this issue is dangerous'Health experts had appealed fo, Labour claims - Today News Post Today News || UK News

Labour has accused Priti Patel of “comprehensively failing” on the issue of migrant crossings in the Channel after a record number of people arrived on British shores in small boats last week.

Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds told Sky News’ Trevor Phillips On Sunday that his counterpart’s “incompetence on this issue is dangerous”s claims, internal ministry emails obtained b.

But Health Secretary Sajid Javid defended the home secretary’s work on the matter – despite the surge in the number of crossings – telling Sky News the government has “a great track record” of providing security protection to “those people who are genuinely fleeing persecution”As of Saturday, there are 1,524 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 i.

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Sajid Javid said it is ‘right to change the rules’ to ensure those arriving on UK shores are ‘genuine asylum seekers’

Mr Javid added: “We do have to ask ourselvesThe virus, if people are trying to get into the UK from safe countries like France, are they genuine asylum seekers or not?