Critics have warned that Labour’s fresh immigration rules could open the door to a flood of human rights claims, with left-wing lawyers poised to launch a “barrage” of legal challenges. The controversy centers on new Home Office guidance, issued this week, which suggests that migrants will “normally” be refused the right to remain if they entered the UK illegally.
The revised guidance follows a heated debate over the Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill. Critics had argued that the Bill “created a path to citizenship” for small boat arrivals by repealing key legislation designed to prevent Channel migrants from “settling here or becoming British citizens”. However, the government’s move has been described as a “smokescreen” that will make it easier “for those who ignored our laws to challenge this position”, reported the Express.
