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Tim Farron responds to PM’s “migrant swarm” comment

by Steve Beasant on 30 July, 2015

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has responded to the Prime Minister’s remarks on the Calais migrant crisis. David Cameron said today that the UK will not become a “safe haven” for a “swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean”.

Tim Farron said,

“By blaming ‘migrant swarms’ for the current crisis in Calais David Cameron risks dehumanising some of the world’s most desperate people. We are talking about human beings here, not insects.

“Of course, we need to improve security at the tunnel to protect our borders and stop migrants from dying on the tracks but we also need to address the wider humanitarian issue too.

“This means as a country we should accept our fair share of refugees by signing up to the EU asylum policy, rather than expecting others to do it for us. If Ireland can sign up to the scheme why can’t we?

“By using the Prime Minister’s language we lose sight of how desperate someone has to be to cling to the bottom of a lorry or train for the chance of a better life.”

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