But it's an utterly useless, dimwitted answer, because we won't control Japan's laws or the EU's laws. There are a range of important issues - trade, environmental, asylum and so … (View Post)

I know you're joking, but Britain is incredibly lucky geographically in vast numbers of ways. Just for a few examples, the (typically) mild weather means we don't need to spend that much on… (View Post)

Your trouble isn't changing the law (although query consistency with international obligations) but how you implement it. If you send back to the country of origin, you're sending back to a… (View Post)

I've not got a huge problem with the principle that the country of first safe arrival should process the asylum application. But I would say that coming from Britain due to the advantageous geog… (View Post)

The legal point being made is that the inaccurate claim made by the Home Secretary (and others) is that the refugee is required to claim asylum in the first safe country in which they arrive. Very si… (View Post)