Dear John

It is time for this Government to take responsibility.

The shocking loss of life that we saw this week after a group of refugees attempted to cross the channel was not just incredibly tragic. It was preventable. 

Confronted with an undeniably harrowing story, this Government has chosen to blame France for allowing the crossings, while failing to shoulder any of the responsibility. 

But the UK Government needs to stop political point-scoring and recognise that a catastrophe like this was made inevitable by its own policy. They have systematically closed off safe routes of asylum. They have done everything in their power to make channel crossings more difficult. But people still come, not to take advantage of British taxpayers, but because of what they’re fleeing from. 

Instead of closing our doors, we need to open them. We must accept our moral obligations to adhere to international law. 

John, will you contact your MP today to make clear you support the rights of refugees and that you want your government to be compassionate and open to the world?

Priti Patel’s Nationality & Borders Bill will further entrench danger in the process of seeking asylum. The bill will make it harder for people to safely seek asylum in the UK and will criminalise the basic act of seeking asylum, placing penalties on those who enter the country by irregular means. Also criminalised will be those who assist asylum seekers for purely altruistic reasons. 

Will you send a message to your MP to challenge this bill and the Government’s stance on refugees? You can use our quick and easy Hey-MP tool to either craft a social media message or email to them.

We must ensure that this country upholds its responsibilities and does the right thing.

Best wishes,

Naomi Smith

CEO - Best for Britain