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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor and Amelia Gentleman

Home Office staff worry they may be asked to act illegally in ‘culture of fear’

A group of people are brought to Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel after a small boat incident in the Channel
A group of people are brought to Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel after a small boat incident in the Channel. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Frontline Home Office staff have warned of a “culture of fear” where they are being put into dangerous situations, and may be asked to act illegally, on the 10th anniversary of the launch of the hostile environment.

On 25 May 2012 Theresa May, the then home secretary, gave an interview to the Telegraph in which she said: “The aim is to create here in Britain a really hostile environment for illegal migration.”

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