“Absolutely SCANDALOUS!” Estimated 1.22 Million Arrived In UK In 2023 | Julia Hartley-Brewer
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Talk’s Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by chair of Migration Watch UK Alp Mehmet as estimated net migration to the UK stood at 685,000 in the year to December 2023.
Some 1.22 million people are estimated to have arrived in the UK in the year, while 532,000 are likely to have left. This is down 10 per cent from the year before.
Mr Mehmet slams the figures, saying the Government has not got a grip on legal migration.
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Our country is being swamped. We urgently need to turn the clock back and we need to do it now.
Agreed, but how?
@@Alert64our government knows how to stop this - come out the ECHR ACT 1998 - it’s not fit for purpose and it’s not there for British people and totally outdated
Just deport them all .
@@Alert64 you can start by joining the rally on 1st June
WE tried but voters didn't care and voted for pro-immigration LibLabCon. As they no doubt will in this coming election.
Bill-B.N.P.
What’s the problem? Only another 1.22 million ‘customers’ for the NHS in a year. 1.22 million who have never contributed a single PENNY towards it. If you can’t get a hospital place or doctor’s appointment this is WHY.
I agree there's no problem, together we are stronger. Remember that
I have been saying this for ages but when the government have there discussions about nhs etc they never blame the amount of extra people in this country because it is their fault it has got in this state. Just get rid of the illegals for gods sake.
@@reshmaakthar6970 hahaha
I have been written off as I am 78 and left to die. Have not seen a doctor in person since Jan this year even though I have a host of illnesses and on palliative care!!
@@reshmaakthar6970 50 p short of a pound you are
I give it 3 more years then total collapse, no services, fighting for basic items, panic and exodus. Shame on everyone involved in ruining a once lovely place.
That is what this is about
12 months under a labour government then I reckon we are well and truly f****d massive civil unrest, Ireland is waking up....
Imposing Martial Law and everybody will say, "Oh good, it's about time something was done about the chaos."
@@bill-2018But who do you think will be the enforcer militia 😳
@@garrywynne1218 Who do you think when we are outnumbered?
This is happening on purpose.
Been saying that all along.
Definitely just look at Europe and USA especially. It's no coincidence. I think they want all out war and then a one world government.
I believe that to a degree, but for what purpose would it be deliberate?
@@Bellissimovolere It's called migration Jihad.
These men entering UK by boat are UN soldiers. Once the WHO enforce another lock down expect to see these men armed on our streets.
Let’s stop playing good immigrant/bad immigrant..... think less immigrant..... less problems 👍🧐🇬🇧
ALL BY INTENTIONAL DESIGN, COURTESY OF THE WEF.
The WEF is telling people to go to the UK? When did that happen:)
@@sergeborrelli2489explain a viable alternative?
Nonsense. WEF are just downstream from the Bankers. Bankers are always the power driving the Globalisation project.
But why
@@christinelegallais6031 control.
Fine the RNLI £2000 per person brought, fine the skipper £3000, the company £5000 and seize the boat ..... as per the law of the UK?
I don't recognise my town its like South Africa.
Now you know what we have been dealing with, doctors, engineers scientists, do you want some more?
It is getting like this in many area's. We have gone from 85% White. To around 60% in a few years ! We are being replaced.
Bangor in north Wales is like a town in Nigeria
when you go to another country you adapt to the culture of that country no they bring their culture with them and force it on others
Rochdale
What a horrible place this country has become. I don't recognise it anymore.
We have been enriched ...
Labour said that the migrants are Doctors and nurses, then why has the NHS queue got longer not shorter.
Yep, that claims been dismissed so many times now - the reality is immigration costs us more when individuals stay than the benefits we get from it.
The only people who benefit are business owners who get cheap labour, and universities who overcharge foreign students for subpar courses.
Don't get me wrong there are some highly valued people who come here legally - the problem is the bench is set so low the majority aren't really that valuable to the country. It was laughable for example to see many kick off when the change took place to the amount a UK individual had to earn to bring non UK resident to permanently live in this country... Like why should you be able to bring people to this country whether they are your family or not when previously the wage boundary was so low - you couldn't even afford to support yourself on that wage, let alone other people.
Labour said they all need Doctors and Nurses. It got lost in translation.
It hasn't. But you could put some blame on the strikes.
Because they all gave up those degrees to become barbers and nail technicians?
@@MisterHampshire No comparison on junior doctors wage. Doctors earn way more. Don't though tell me they work any harder.
This is all going to add tensions in the groups already here. I know Asian and Eastern people who came here several years age but who are now complaining there grown up children cannot find a place to live or who complain about the health service waiting lists. This is a disaster for any country.
It’s ok, under the next government, which will be Labour, there’ll be whole new towns built across the UK. Even with their open borders policy we’ll all have somewhere to live, but there won’t be any farm fields to feed us, or green spaces left for us to enjoy and stop wildlife becoming extinct…
It’s insanity
No it's Englandstan, PM brown, London mayor brown, councillors of major cities are brown. Accept reality people, this must be heartbreaking for you 😂😂👻
They are giving away the only safe place we had and which we could call home.
In 40 years time I'm not around, thank god, but I know I'll be rolling in my grave.
No graves. In 40 years we will be turned into green protein biscuits for the starving hoards.
Yeah you do that , nobody cares
There won't be room for graves.
@@reshmaakthar6970 oh isn't that sweet, thank you so much. Xxxxx
If the Tories were serious, they would’ve brought this man and Lord Green into government.
How are they serious? Half the cabinet are direct beneficiaries of ethnic immigration! No European political party can or will end this 'multicultural' madness, only we can, and that means removing EVERYONE not indigenous to Europe ASAP!!! They're on OUR streets openly calling for Jihad and for the annihilation of our people and threatening our government and our democracy, how much more antagonising and humiliation are you willing to accept from those arrogant, entitled, divisive, hostile, UNWANTED, third-world 'people'?!
It will get worse, when labour get in.
Why aren't people going to prison for allowing this to happen?
Because it's our country now and we allow this, it must be heartbreaking 😂😂👻
All the top people are in agreement, that's why nothing is done.
Bill-B.N.P.
Maybe we should put bars on the windows of the Home Office and a big lock on the front door?
@@jon-xd7tl you will do nothing, you have no power.
No,we will turn irt round @@reshmaakthar6970
What does border force actually do , apart from counting them ?
Equivalent of tour guides
Housing applications, UC fast tracked etc they help with a lot stop belittling their contributions, they are doing a great job. They deserve a pay rise
Its going to get worse under Labour too. 😢
What a f/disgrace, no extra houses, dentists, doctors, sewers, reservoir, roads, power stations, schools ffs never mind the pollution and the carbon footprint to bulid extra houses!..this is a disaster for the people born here!!
We have been "enriched".
Just wait if we have a change of government. More More More.
If these are official figures the true figure will be double.
Figures she's pulled out of her arse otherwise she would have provided evidence. Fox UK,
No Government figures for 2023 add up to 3 500 000 given long term visas.
This is government figures.
.for hundreds of years we did very well with the population pretty stagnant now they tell us we need a million immigrants to keep our standards of living.....someone please explain .....
Tony Blair should be in prison !!!
He open doors 4 millions of polish etc.
Polish are coming back home, a lot of them. They say that in 10 years Poland will have equal wages. Polish I know saying that UK does not resemble Wuropean country, capitol is worst case. You might say a lot about them but their vast majority were integrating and hard working people. And there was a lot highly skilled and educated people between them. Most of them are working amd contributing.
@@jacobjay2892 so is many nations..u pp rt freeloader ...while ppl from British empire can't get visa morover get fregeeees like u snowflakes
Boris johnson point based visa system home office visa issued 2022 840k and in 2023 1.22 million so 2+ million new people in uk thanks to the Conservative in 2 years.
RO p e !!!!!!!!!
I bet the lads didn't think the country many gave the ultimate sacrifice for,to hand the next generation a better future would be just given away,within a generation.
Was it just whitee that gave their lives for the country? 17 just from my dad's side. Ungrateful B'stards aren't you
So the great replacement is real
about time you all admitted it
We should be extremely worried by the numbers alone, let alone of the cultural differences they bring.
The only thing that will change this is voting for Reform Uk. The other parties do not care about the working class tax payers. So the question is, if you want change and you really are concerned and fed up with all this migration, legal or otherwise then are you going to carry on voting for the liblabcon.
There isn't space for more reservoirs, infrastructure, 10s of cities etc. without something else suffering badly (food production, natural environment, quality of life).
Think about this, africa 1.4 billion, India 1.4 billion, Pakistan 230 million Afghanistan 40 million, I could go on and on, a lot of these people want to come here, we can't fit them all in.
You are right, but voters will not wake up until disaster is complete. Then they will wonder what happened.
This has to be intentional....
Of course it is, this was the plan all along. It must be heartbreaking for you 😂😂👻
Imagine destroying your country for a few quid from students, our quality of life is more important, not the vast salaries of these uni staff ,who are for the most part useless..
No surprises and almost all of them economic migrants who will cost us billions. Can I please have the same deal going to New Zealand or Australia but no, shock horror, these countries require me to score highly and be able to support myself and my family. This country is an absolute joke and we continue to import low skilled and in many cases people who hate our way of life.
People think we should throw the doors open for everyone suffering a lower quality of life. Where do we draw the line? Do we just carry on until things are so bad that conditions here have become worse than the place people are fleeing?
And what about the original occupants? They've paid for it in every measurable way and the enablers simply sail above it all and move on.
No lines needed everyone is welcome, we can afford it just from the 45T stolen loot from India. It's all good to chill out and relax.
Very good point
@@reshmaakthar6970 Indians comprise the vast majority of the Visas we grant each year, so, we're definitely not denying them the opportunity to improve their life in all aspects through the benefit of living and working in the UK. They can come and have a slice of wealth.
Also, we send foreign aid to them. India has a space programme but we don't. They also have many many billionaires yet still has endemic child slavery, homelessness and poverty.
India still has huge amounts of natural resorts. They have the world's largest deposits of Thorium and a pioneering Thorium reactor technology. The UK is no longer laying claim to any of it.
But like I say, India still has children working in mines all day then sleeping on the streets at night.
But, that's all our fault, right?
Come to the UK and grab some wealth mate, because your government certainly doesn't want you to have any of theirs.
Far too many student visas (and students spouses visas) have been issued, last year; something like 9 times more than 2019. That alone would have contributed to nearly quarter of a million. Foreign students have been proving a lucrative business for universities. There needs to be far more stringent control on such immigrants.
The U.K. is a lost cause.
If you can, you should leave.
The damage is done now.
So glad I managed to escape Summer 2021, it’s really sad what’s happened / happening.
No. If you keep running away, one day you'll have nowhere to run to.
We have to stay and fight for our homeland, we only have one.
Totally agree with you. I am very happy that I no longer live in the UK. I also find it very sad as to what it has become.
Where did you move to mate? Any tips on where to go to?
@@truckerfromreno
Moved around a bit for the first year or so - settled for the time being in Cyprus - have residency here.
It’s not been straightforward because of Brexit, obviously.
My advice?
I’ll just leave you with one of my favourite quotes to give you food for thought;
“A salary is the drug they give you to forget about your dreams”
Sadly, I agree. I now hate this country.
So who actually granted all these people admission? Who controls the process? Is there actually any control on numbers of visas issued?
Who ensures that all those entering will be self sufficient and not access benefits?
This should be the most important issue of the election.
open your eyes....it's the agenda...RIP western civilization
Check the UK Population figures. This is a wind up by someone. Probably Richard Tice, does he have shares in this company. All the time he is lying about things and people are falling for it. It's time someone questioned him properly.
@@alandraper7901 It would be nice if someone shared the actual figures so we could have a proper debate about the issue and how it impacts the country. I'm reasonably well informed yet I have no idea how legal immigration into UK is controlled.
There is no doubt there is huge pressure on housing and GP services in particular.
@@mrradman2986 I have if you look on other posts. Check the figures via Worldometers it's easy. They are massively exadurating figures to suit their narrative.
No one mentioning the people with UK passports coming here from Hong Kong.
People who helped the British in Afghanistan.
It's a bit like mentioning the economy and ignoring the cost of the pandemic. They must all be taking advice off Keir Starmer. How to ignore relevant circumstances.
We did , we do ,no, we encourage the latter , it's not. Accept it.
If Rwanda take 1 migrant uk get 1 Rwanda back they never tell you that on the news
A disabled Rwandan at that.
Precisely
And they will be people who need help ,like disabled and special needs apparently, good job we have so many new doctors arriving isn't it
I remember growing up in England in the 1970s and 80s and there was hostility against foreigners back then... is this some kind of payback for that ?
I really fear that civil unrest is going to happen in Britain very soon... it's starting to happen in Ireland.
U padded fill I. Uk
hostility for good reason , anyone who think the world is rainbows and unicorns and everyone just wants a hug got us in this mess, if you let enough people in they will try and dominate, we should have invested in families long ago , instead we look down at people with children , i know i had 5 , shame others did not , selfish and they will pay for it in retirement , if they get that far
"I really fear that civil unrest is going to happen in Britain very soon."
Don't worry, the British are perfectly d o c i l e, they will never react, they will keep on voting for the LabLabCon until the UK is part of the 3 r d world.
Vote Reform.
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Most Definitely So!!!!!!!
Once here these people claim every benefit and have the audacity to claim for family back home!!!
One Muslim man + his 4 wives = 16 muslim children (on average). Compared to one British man + 1 wife (over 35, because career came first) = 1 child. Its so simple to see what us happening here. God help anyone's grandchildren, or future grandchildren!!! 😢
@sudenims5235 We have been "enriched", and we have "enriched" our children and future generations.
Why would the Government do this if they didn't benefit. They aren't doing this from the goodness of their heart.
Business benefits with cheap Labour.
Landlords benefits with higher rents.
Banks benefit with bigger mortgages and higher interest payments.
If the illegals volunteer to go to Rwanda for £3K they also get 5 years of support 😢
the british people who voted for the tories at the 2019 election to stop corbyn from allowing thousands of illegals into the uk must feel very proud of themselves right now!!!
For 3k for 5 years I will go to Rwanda
@@dissonantiacognitiva7438 a fishy deal called rwanda!!!
As taxpayer, this is a non-sense solution
And you tax uk payers paying for that or maybe every country paying 🤔 who knows what Is going on
Crowded roads, schools, doctors surgeries. It will get worse with Labour in charge
I get the impression the government long for Britain being like a giant Indian city, complete carnage 24 hours a day with noise, people fighting for space, generally a 3rd world swamp.
45 million in the US...the fuse to the powderkeg has been lit
Summers on the way , loads more to come guys
The population of the U.K. must be approximately 75 million now .
Remember, these are the official numbers for legals.
What about the illegal numbers, what are these?
Glad I don’t live in England ( thank god ) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 my hubby said it’s a dump now
Make them serve 2 years in the armed forces that will stop the boats.
Why show illegal immigrants on a beach when politicians are waving them in by the millions “legally”? Schoolchildren in England already down to 60% native Brits. This is replacement.
2060 is the tipping point when white British become a minority say Migration Watch.
Nobody seems to care so at my age why should I?
I did my bit standing for this party but voters decided to put Labour into power again here on those occasions.
They got a bloody nose this year. Labour ousted by a Muslim independent candidate by 348 votes with the Labour votes down. Muslims rejected Labour for one of their own and why not? He said he will fight for minorities rights.
A pity the white British didn't think this way years ago.
Bill-B.N.P.
@@bill-2018 "Nobody seems to care so at my age why should I?" Do you have children?
@@jon-xd7tl No children so why should I be bothered. It's what people voted for by voting LibLabCon.
No doubt people will go out and vote in the coming election for the usual pro-immigration parties just as they have done for 60 years.
They must want this!
Bill-B.N.P.
Why can’t we renegotiate the 1951 HR agreement that defines who is a migrant and allowed to arrive here. That surely is the only answer to the problem
Governments are already free to limit the number of long-term visas the Home Office issues.
The Tories don't do it because cheap labour is good for profits and more people pumps up demand for property.
Labour is no longer interested in the British working class, they have become the party of the 3 r d world.
@@jon-xd7tl Hi Jon. But the Government say they are trying to control the Migration with the Rwanda policy etc... Enough cheap labour can be good for profits but not too many that cannot find work etc. Do we know how many of the migrants in the Country are employed as I believe there are some rules that prevent early employment so not good for our overhead costs as a nation etc. Besides, to compete globally we need to move to robots and automation like South Korea and away from low wage work force. Madness!
The problem is that most of them have 9 kids and pulling the dole and other benefits. They don't even look for job and they laugh in our faces. I am immigrant, living in the UK, I love English lifestyle and I never was even thinking about living off benefits. It'd be humiliating for me and I'd feel like a scumbag praying on my folkes Brits. I do respect my country (yes, after 21 years I treat it as mine) because it gave me decent living, I have children here and they are English patriots. For vile immigrants I can only say - defend country you live in or live in the country you will defend.
Indigenous population has 1 or 2 children, immigrants 3,4,5 or more, the nursery at the end of our street has translators 🙄
There you have it - demography is destiny - the great replacement.
Its armys arriving they are young men of fighting age, we should all be worried.
All services will just terminate everything, the “FREE” monies will just run out!!
National debt is already equal to GDP.
Even more borrowing will result in devaluation of the pound, higher import prices, higher inflation and higher interest rates.
Open borders Labour will have to increase taxes to pay for the new arrivals, but even higher taxes will kill the economy.
You can't have a welfare state and open borders.
The uk is the second most miserable place in the world and I’m feeling it
That Engineer interviewed by an auditor claimed to be looking for a job. But couldn't say what kind of engineer.
"OH Yea. Civil. Mechanical, Electrical?"
"Yes. That"
TOday's Border Farce is what you get after 15 years of DEI and Wokery. Budget Cuts don't help......HS2 money could have been spent SO much better.
England culture,rest in peace….islam to be rulers within a year….labour sold us out all ready…
Well no, it'll take a lot longer than a year mate ........ I give it 10-15 years before there's enough muslims here to create an Islamic Caliphate.
🤣 Labour!!!!! Yes nothing to do with the Tories. They've only been in power 15 years. Takes that long to get settled does it? In which case we need to change our system fast ! 😂
@geoffroberts1131 are you that thick to think labour and the tories are not under the control of the WEF?????
What was Brexit supposed to do "We can control our borders" Glad I didn't fall for that crap and be stupid enough to vote for it.
do you really believe without brexit the numbers would not be so high? ha ha ha ha , dont matter what you vote for , they do as the globalists say , democracy is an illusion
It never happened, tories renegade on it
The plan is going very well.
Now Africans free to come into Europe under the Marrakesh Trade Agreement with Safe, Orderly, Regular Migration.
We have two African food shops and a West African Development Centre in my home town to welcome them.
Bill-B.N.P.
What a f**king joke this country as become 😡🤬🤬🤬🤦
They are the reason my taxes are so high and our streets are unsafe !
Someone MUST be responsible for this. WHO?
All governments since 1997.
Despite all their pledges, they somehow "fail" to take control of the Home Office, which gives out visas like confetti.
Stop ignoring the actual migration of 1.2 million new, unintegrated, culturally different faces we have CHOSEN to import 😡😡😡
If legal migration continues at its current level, ie 1,2million last year then there will be a total of 12 million additional foreigners in the UK by 2034.
And on and on and on it goes where it stops we all frocking know 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
If like me, you are enraged with the situation of our country, due to total mismanagement, don't vote Tory or Labour at the election in July. Vote Reform.
What happened to Border Control and We will stop the boats, no wonder the Tories are calling for a General election.
Tories have washed their hands off this boats case..hence the general election.
God fucking help us. 😢😢
Tories were never serious about stopping the boats. One day to get the army out on the beaches. Stop handing out visas like confetti.
Nor are Labour. Tories and Labour, two cheeks ...
A vote for either is a vote for even more.
Plus many of them will be having lots of babies on British soil too. It's only a matter of time before we become another Lebanon.
Regardless of anyone's political loyalty, we need Reform UK to deal with the problem.
Imagine living one's entire life in that country? It has the worst weather I have ever experienced. There's no quality of life. Those who want to move there must be equally crazy.
No wonder most can't get on the housing ladder
I've decided to leave this country that used to look like England. I can't stand it here. It's like a foreign country. We were never asked.
Which part ..not Brixton london cause Megan and hareeeeeed visit the best part in uk
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Either we were told lies or it is gross incompetence. Probably a combination of the two. Disgraceful, what on earth do I say to a prospective parliamentary candidate should they knock on my door hoping to secure my vote?
Can you imagine the surge now to cross the Channel and just get on a plane and rock up here now that Labour are about to come to power. I don't think l've heard any one of them say that the numbers are too high and need to be reduced, not one!
Just wait until Yvette Cooper is Home Secretary and Stephen Kinnock is Immigration Minister.
They're not called open border Labour for nothing ...
take a figure that would make blair blush and triple it, your so called conservative party for you
Well said, but open borders Labour will be just as bad or worse.
And what will labour do???open the doors even wider keep there votes up
Labour will take the doors off their hinges.
Labour is no longer the party of the British working class.
It is the party of the 3 r d world.
This is why we have a Border Farce waste of space along with Home Office
And people will still vote Conservative, even after they wilfully lied.
Indeed. If you reward a liar, what do you get? More lies.
It’s never ending.
Julia Hartley-Brewer clutching her pearls again 😄😄😄
Didn't the tories say the would get it down to tens of thousands you can see these people filling our towns and city's we are sunk
Much more than that thats only the official honest people who arrived what about the hundred of thousand who come her under the radar
United we stand devided we fall.. 🌹🏴🏴🇨🇮🏴🇬🇧
So, let me get this straight 140 per hour? 24/7 365 days a year?
They must never be allowed to vote!
Good luck with that
It's on the way ,this might be our last chance
And yet nothing will get done about it !
It's 1,899000 too many.
It's also a lie. Check the population figures for the last 3 years or more. Check why some people have been allowed in legally.
One day, there will be nothing left for anybody.
We will all be equal in our nothingness.
Why are people blaming RNLI when its the UK boarder force who's responsible 🤔 remember its the coast guard, boarder boats who inform the RNLI to bring these boats in. Start blaming those in charge for this mess.
Thank you Rishi for not stopping the boats
England would like to wish a hearty welcome to all you newcomers, glad you had a safe voyage and made it to our shores. I think we should be teaching more languages in School, don't know why the onus is on you to learn English, I was born on this Island and my opinion is no less valid than any of these complaints about you arriving here.. And both political parties that get elected agree with me as numbers or arrivals prove it. To voters, Sick of your neighbourhood, Labour and Tories will save you a fortune on holidays by bringing the world to your doorstep.
Ask the voters ! Ignore them, as they do not give the right answer.
TIME FOR CHANGE, EVEN IF "EXTREME RIGHT WING" (NORMAL TAX PAYERS)
IS THE ANSWER. THE COUNTRY HAS HAD ENOUGH !!!
Send them to Ireland, They are in the E.U.
The migrations going up is one thing, the problem comes when too many of one faction settle. On the continent there is this one type of migrants who are already saying that in about 20 to 30 years the countries they settled in will be able to install sharia law, because they will form their own parties and totally legally take over through democratic votes.
Yep it’s gonna happen I won’t be around thank god
@@christinelegallais6031 Yes, I'm feeling sorry for my grandaughters. Their parents are thinking moving into a country where this problem is not such an issue.
@@libelle8124 I no I have grandchildren , but I don’t live in England thank god xxx
@@libelle8124 I have 11 and 9 step grand children but has I said we have nt got much of a problem yet in the Channel Islands xx
@@christinelegallais6031 Well, for now I'm glad I'm here in England. It's much, much worse on the Continent. Not a day without at least one of the mad men wielding something sharp and killing somebody shouting the infamous battle cry. It's a lot worse there.
If France knowingly allows overloaded and unseaworthy boats carrying migrants to depart from its shores across the English Channel, it raises significant legal, moral, and political questions. The issue of whether France is facilitating a crime depends on the application of both domestic and international law, which imposes obligations on France that it cannot disregard.
1. International Maritime Law and France’s Legal Obligations
Under international maritime law, France, as a coastal state, has clear duties regarding the safety of vessels departing from its ports:
- UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Article 94): France is required to ensure that vessels flying its flag or operating within its jurisdiction are seaworthy and comply with international safety standards. If France knowingly permits unseaworthy and overloaded vessels to depart, it could be seen as neglecting these obligations. The law compels France to prevent such vessels from launching, as their departure breaches these safety standards.
- SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea): France is also responsible for enforcing safety regulations on vessels within its jurisdiction. Allowing boats that are clearly unfit for crossing the Channel to leave its shores violates France’s obligation under SOLAS to ensure maritime safety. The law mandates that France take active measures to prevent the departure of unsafe boats, making inaction potentially unlawful.
In principle, if French authorities knowingly allow unsafe boats to leave, they fail to meet these international safety obligations, which could be interpreted as facilitating dangerous activity. Although these treaties do not directly criminalise such behaviour, they compel France to uphold safety standards and take preventive action.
2. Facilitation of Human Smuggling and Domestic Law
Facilitating illegal migration and human smuggling are crimes under both international and domestic law:
- Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants (2000): This UN protocol, which supplements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, requires states to take action to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants. It criminalises the act of enabling illegal entry or transit into another state, particularly when done for financial gain. France is compelled by this protocol to take proactive steps to prevent smuggling operations from its territory.
- French Domestic Law: French law criminalises human trafficking and knowingly facilitating illegal migration. This includes actions (or deliberate inaction) that enable the departure of boats which are clearly unseaworthy and pose a significant risk to life. If French authorities are shown to have allowed these dangerous journeys to proceed, they could be accused of complicity in facilitating illegal migration, which is a criminal offence under French law. The law obliges France to intervene and stop such departures.
3. The Role of Evidence and Media Reporting
Recent video footage and media reports showing French police standing by as overloaded boats are launched bolster claims that France is neglecting its legal duties. Such evidence suggests that France is not fully complying with its obligations under both international maritime law and its own domestic legislation.
If it is established that French authorities knowingly allow unsafe boats to cross the Channel without intervention, the UK could argue that France is failing to meet its international commitments. This evidence could be used to exert diplomatic pressure, with the UK demanding stronger enforcement and a more proactive approach from France.
4. Comparing France and Belgium’s Approaches
Belgium’s stricter stance on preventing migrant crossings contrasts sharply with France’s approach. Belgium actively intercepts boats and dismantles smuggling networks before they can launch. France, while conducting patrols, has been criticised for not doing enough to prevent departures. The difference in enforcement reflects not only operational capacity but also varying interpretations of legal obligations.
The laws compel France to take similar measures to Belgium, ensuring that no unsafe or illegal crossings are permitted. However, the current situation suggests a gap between France’s legal duties and its actions on the ground.
Conclusion
International and domestic laws clearly compel France to prevent the launch of overloaded and unseaworthy boats from its shores. The presence of video evidence showing French police standing by raises serious questions about whether France is fulfilling these obligations. While it may not constitute direct criminal facilitation, France’s inaction could be seen as a breach of its international and domestic legal responsibilities. The situation is complex, with legal, political, and operational factors all influencing France’s approach. Stronger enforcement, similar to Belgium’s strategy, is legally mandated and could reduce illegal crossings, but implementing this requires political will and resources. ❤🇬🇧
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Has he built his mosque yet?
All talk and no one is stopping it!!!