Today, Andrew Rosindell asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson about illegal migration, and the way in which the Human Rights Act constraints Government action on this and other issues.
Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Andrew said: "we will not be able to stop the endless waves of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel until we break free from the constraints of the European Convention on Human Rights, which impedes our ability to tackle this tragic situation and which protects even the most violent criminals from deportation."
He added: "will the Prime Minister agree with me that it is time to take back from control and fulfil our manifesto commitment in 2015 to get rid of Labour's Human Rights Act and bring in a British Bill of Rights."
Responding to Andrew, the Prime Minister said: "we will certainly review the human rights system" and urged M.P.s to back the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister will know that we will not be able to stop the endless waves of illegal migrants crossing the English channel until we break free from the constraints of the European convention on human rights, which impedes our ability to tackle this tragic situation and protects even the most violent criminals from being deported. Does he agree that it is time to take back control and fulfil our 2015 manifesto commitment to get rid of Labour’s Human Rights Act and bring in a British Bill of Rights?
Andrew Rosindell M.P., Member of Parliament for Romford
We will certainly review the human rights system, but in the meantime there is something we can all do next Tuesday and Wednesday, because our Nationality and Borders Bill is coming back to the House after long gestation. The Bill gives us the power to make the distinction at last between illegal and legal migrants to this country, it gives Border Force the power to turn people back at sea, and it gives us the power to send people overseas for screening, rather than doing it in this country. I am not asking the Opposition but telling them: it would be a great thing if they backed our Nationality and Borders Bill and undermined the criminals.
The Rt Hon. Boris Johnson M.P., Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
