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Lincolnshire MPs sign letter asking PM to change asylum seeker laws

Lincolnshire MPs sign letter asking PM to change asylum seeker laws

Three Lincolnshire MPs have signed a letter asking Rishi Sunak to change ‘bogus’ asylum seeker laws following the recent crisis.

A total of 50 Conservative MPs have signed the letter, written by former minister David Davis, as they grow concerned amount the number of migrants crossing the channel to the UK.

Mr Davis claims that the number of people who came to the UK from “safe” countries like Albania needs to be reduced in order to address issues around the migrant crisis.

It comes as more than 40,000 people are reported to have crossed the English Channel from France in small boats this year alone.

According to the Daily Mail, Rishi Sunak has been asked to implement a ‘simple change’ to modern slavery laws that would reduce the flow of people arriving without a reason of emergency.

Following the revelation that five hotels in Skegness were being used to house asylum seekers while their claims were processed, Boston and Skegness MP Matt Warman confirmed that he too signed the letter.

He said: “I did sign the letter for reasons which are made clear in the letter – when you compare the rates at which other countries grant asylum to Albanians, Amnesty’s concerns appear unlikely to be valid.”

Sir Edward Leigh, the MP for Gainsborough, is the other Greater Lincolnshire MP believed to have signed David Davis’ letter.

Last month in the House of Commons he said government needs to “reform our ridiculous human rights laws, detain these people and send them back.”

“That is the only way we are going to deal with this issue,” Sir Edward said.

“Those who constantly make these personal attacks on somebody who has made just one mistake and apologised should remember the old motto: understand and judge not.”

South Holland and The Deepings member Sir John Hayes is also reported to be among the list of Tory MPs to sign the letter addressed to the Prime Minister.

Both Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers and Grimsby MP Lia Nici have been contacted to ask if they also signed the letter.

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