Earlier today, Stephen wrote a letter to the Home Secretary about the Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill.
The Bill was introduced to the House of Commons by the Government earlier this year. It makes a number of recommendations as to how Ministers can strengthen the UK’s borders.
In the last month Stephen has been contacted by a number of his constituents who are concerned that the Bill does not introduce any “safe routes” to the UK. Following the emails he has received, Stephen wrote to the Home Secretary asking if she had plans to introduce such routes for asylum seekers coming to the UK.
Having sent the letter, Stephen said “I would like to thank my constituents who have contacted me about this. Immigration has always been important to the UK, but the system must be fair and manageable. This Bill will put in place measures to tackle criminal gangs as we attempt to clear the backlog of cases that are yet to be looked at.”