The Commons debated the far right actions in Dover and Portsmouth (‘not far right’ Suella Braverman) on Monday afternoon and evening. The Government did eventually get around to condemning far right thuggery and pointed to the significant reduction of people arriving on boats. Of course the provision of safe routes for refugees could stop it altogether but while the Government has at least mentioned it, it isnt happening.
It was left to Jeremy Corbyn to call out the abuse Reform MPs (Lee Anderson and Robert Jenrick were present. Farage nowhere to be seen as usual) were giving to refugees. They were not happy about being called out.
Will the Minister give us an assurance that the Home Office will turn its attention to the growth of far-right organisations across the country and the racist activities they undertake? The people who arrived in Dover and Portsmouth behaved in a violent, disgraceful and racist manner, including abusing RNLI volunteers. Will she also recognise that the plight of refugees all across Europe is a serious human rights disaster, and we do need co-operation between all Governments across Europe to ensure that we deal with this in a decent and humane way, and not allow people like these Reform Members sitting in front of me to just routinely abuse anyone who is trying to seek a place of safety
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