Even if you were to ignore this problem, there’s a bigger one looming. If this bill becomes law, refugees will be left in limbo – guaranteed to be detained and left at high risk of exploitation and destitution – all on British soil.

As Gary Lineker controversially said, it really does bring to mind 1930s Germany.

While the government claims it is providing for refugees via safe pathways, the reality is that it’s near impossible to claim asylum in the UK from overseas. There is a logical correlation between the fact that avenues for applying for asylum outside the UK have mostly been closed by the Conservative government, and that to seek asylum in the UK, you must first be on British soil.

A rational assessment of the situation in Calais would understand that by so drastically limiting visa routes, desperate people in search of safety are forced to rely on people smugglers, and this puts them at an increased risk of being trafficked. Even Theresa May, the former prime minister and architect of the hostile environment, specifically cautioned on the floor of the House that “anybody who thinks that this bill will deal with illegal migration once and for all is wrong”.

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