Here's what Chris Philp said at the event last month:
Mr Philp was asked by a member why countries like France continued to allow migrants to come to the UK.
He replied: โThe migrants should claim asylum in the first safe place and that under European Union regulations, which is called the Dublin 3 regulation, the first country where they are playing asylum is the one that should process their application.
โNow, because we're out of the European Union now, we are out of the Dublin 3 regulations, and so we can't any longer rely on sending people back to the place where they first claimed asylum. When we did check it out, just before we exited the EU transitional arrangements on December the 31st, 2020, we did run some checks and found that about half the people crossing the channel had claimed asylum previously elsewhere in Europe.
โIn Germany, France, Italy, Spain, somewhere like that, and therefore could have been returned. But now we're out of Dublin, we can't do that, and that's why we need to have somewhere like Rwanda that we can send these people to as a deterrent.โ
๐ "It has changed my life"
Scotland's Transplant football team are off to their first major tournament this week. Here are some of their inspiring stories ahead of the Transplant Euros ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Kicking the weekend off with a giveaway!
๐ฎ We have a copy of @EASPORTSFC's FC25 to giveaway on XBOX One and PS5!
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It's set to be a packed night at Hampden Park tomorrow, and you can still be there with us ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ต๐น
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Disappointed to watch India lose but credit to Australia who were excellent to win their sixth Cricket World Cup. Rohit Sharmaโs brave approach throughout was great to watch but theyโve come up against a formidable team that knows how to win when it matters #INDvsAUS#CWC2023
Tremendous achievement by @imVkohli today. To equal the GOAT @sachin_rt record of 49 ODI centuries in only 277 innings is incredible. This Indian team have just annihilated the second best team in the tournament and look unstoppable. #INDvSA
Well played Virat.
It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days.
Congratulations!!
#INDvSA
Can expect significant impact on the #Education sector with international students unlikely to choose the UK for their education plans without their loved ones with them in the UK [2/2]
Yet another ill-planned move with #Immigration curbs on families of international #students. These dependants contribute to UK economy, not only by paying towards NHS for the duration of their stay but can be excellent source of talent for employers. [1/2] https://t.co/nFsdo6IFTv
Thank you to all the attendees who were able to join me at the #Immigration conference on UK #Work#visas in Punjab, India. It was a pleasure meeting you and hopefully Iโll see you all soon at future @Thorntons_Law events
Starting at 1pm in Atrium 2...
'Immigration and implications for the dental profession' with Gurjit Pall.
Learn more about our education programme at https://t.co/8GiCTdHbqD
#SDShow22
#HappyBaisakhi to everyone celebrating. Religiously and culturally today is a significant day! For Sikhs, it is the birth of the Khalsa and for Punjabis, it is also a harvest festival. Wishing everyone prosperity, joy and happiness on this auspicious occasion!
Individuals and organisations can now register an interest for the new Homes for Ukraine scheme. Details on how to register your interest below๐ Applications will go live from Friday 18 March 2022. #Ukraine#sponsorship
๐ฃNEW - UK individuals, charities, community groups & businesses can now record their interest in supporting Ukrainians fleeing the war through our new Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Express an interest in becoming a sponsor now โก https://t.co/Tnh1cpJEle
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