Priti Patel has pledged to 'crack down' on eco protesters as well as ending the 'legal merry-go-round' of the migrant crisis
Priti Patel has pledged to crack down on eco protesters and migrant Channel crossings.Home Secretary Priti Patel has pledged to "crack down" on eco protesters that caused road chaos throughout 2021 as well as ending the "legal merry-go-round" of the migrant crisis.In a video message shared on Twitter, Ms Patel said she was proud of many things the Government had achieved over the last year but acknowledged that there was still "much more to do".
She said it was "vital" the Government's Police and Crime Bill passed through Parliament to halt protesters causing "misery to the law-abiding public" as well as the Nationality and Borders Bill being introduced to prevent illegal migrant crossings. "The [Police and Crime] Bill will introduce mandatory life sentences for those who kill an emergency worker in the course of their duty and also crack down on the so-called eco-protesters on our roads and motorways that have caused misery to the law-abiding public," Ms Patel said.
"I will also continue to prioritise fixing our broken asylum system. It has been untouched for two decades, but passing our [Nationality and] Borders Bill into law in 2022 will finally give us the powers we need to deliver long overdue change. "A fairer system deterring illegal entry across the channel by cracking down on people smugglers and ending the legal merry-go-round of spurious asylum claims is what the British people expect and we will deliver."
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