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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Priti Patel ‘misleading’ public by calling Channel crossings illegal after court rules asylum seekers not committing crime

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Priti Patel has been accused of misleading the public by continuing to label all Channel crossings by asylum seekers “illegal” after a court confirmed they were not.

Judges ruled that refugees trying to reach a British port or be intercepted at sea have not committed a crime in December, and this week lawyers representing the home secretary told the High Court a “misunderstanding” about the law had been rectified.

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