The United Kingdom was yesterday hit by yet another horrific act of violence, allegedly at the hands of a ‘refugee’. At moments of such profound distress, the country naturally demands answers. The public expects its leaders to explain how the immigration system can facilitate the entry of individuals from regions of the world ravaged by war, where women are often treated as second-class citizens.
Yesterday in the Commons, the unionist MP for North Antrim, Jim Allister, pressed Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn on the matter of people from ‘alien cultures’ being granted the right to live in the UK. Allister asked: ‘What will be done to stop the importation of an alien culture that thinks it’s appropriate to try and behead someone?’
At a moment of national despair and volatility, this was Benn’s chance to offer clarity: to explain what would be done to address the problem. So what did he do? Why, evade the question, of course. The Labour Cabinet minister replied:
I’m sorry the honourable gentleman used the term ‘alien culture’, because what exactly is he referring to?
He went on: ‘What the British people have had enough of are anyone from wherever they come, whatever their background, who seeks to commit violence on the United Kingdom. That is what we together a strongly opposed to.’
Is it any wonder fury over the management of migration has reached its current pitch? With answers like this, there is surely plenty more to come…
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