11 May 2023

UK: Illegal migration, fewer EU laws dumped, electoral pacts?

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 11 May 2023

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about a savaging of the government's plans to tackle illegal migration, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Justin Welby said the bill - allowing illegal migrants to be deported  immediately to a 'safe' third country like Rwanda - was 'morally unacceptable' but faced a furious backlash.

The government promised to trash 4000 EU-era laws - but will only revoke 600. And Harriet looks at what the local election results last week could mean for the next general election.

A member of the UK Border Force helps child migrants on a beach in Dungeness, on the south-east coast of England, on November 24, 2021 after being rescued while crossing the English Channel.

Photo: AFP