Quote Originally Posted by OchPie View Post
The French invited us to set one up. We said no.

The likely reason is most refugees who do make it to the UK are found to have valid cases. So better to let the sea put them off and reduce the number applying, right?

Not sure what you mean by this, but there isn't any way for the vast majority of refugees to apply for asylum other than getting to British soil. And that's a deliberate choice by this government.
It is a deliberate choice… it’s been proven that you simply cannot apply for asylum in the asylum seekers own country. The Government know this and it’s why the UNHCR are so angry about it. Unless of course you are from Hong Kong (with millions in the bank) or Ukraine.

Our total disregard for international conventions is putting the UK on par with some of the most dubious and despotic states in the world.