UK and Turkey announce deal to 'disrupt and dismantle' people smuggling gangs
Ultimately the accommodation, docked in Portland Port off the coast of Dorset, will only house 500 single males - fewer than 1% of the number of people awaiting for their asylum claims to be processed.Labour has called on the government to get a grip of the asylum case backlog and said a series of announcements this week - including aThe Law Society also accused the government of"lawyer-bashing" with the announcement of work that is not new.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the new partnership with Turkey will concentrate on trying to"smash the people smuggling gangs" in order to"stop the boats". According to the Home Office, the export of small boats and boat parts across the continent of Europe in order to facilitate illegal crossings to the UK is a vital element of people smugglers' tactics.
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