The new Home Office pamphlet telling illegal migrants not to rape Brits is ‘right’ and ‘important’, Lucy Powell told the country this morning. The Education Secretary appeared to have no qualms about the guidance, which has sparked fury across the country. According to Powell, the government must be ‘absolutely clear with people’ that cultural norms here may differ from those in their home countries – and it is only right that ministers explain the rule of law while migrants enjoy taxpayer-funded hospitality.
The Education Secretary told LBC: ‘I think it’s it’s pretty straightforward that we should be explaining to people and being clear about the the expectations, the rule of law in this country.
‘People coming from other countries do have different cultures, and we have to be absolutely clear with people of how much we abide by the rule of law in this country, what the rule of law is about, and that if people break those laws, they will be treated very harshly. They will be deported. They would have any claim to asylum completely squashed at that at that point as well.
‘So it’s I think it’s right that people understand the expectations and the consequences if they break the law in this country, and that’s something that we have to constantly educate lots of people about, and and that’s important that we do so.’
It is fair to say this line of reasoning has gone down like a cup of cold sick. Reform’s Lee Anderson quipped: ‘If you live in a small village of around 400 people and you are concerned that 1200 unvetted fighting aged men from backward cultures are moving into a nearby camp then have no fear. Our ever vigilant government has produced a pamphlet telling them that rape is illegal in this country. There you go. Problem solved.’
Tory shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy chimed in: ‘If they need to be told these things, perhaps we shouldn’t want these people in our country.’
The closest Mr S could find to anything remotely resembling concern from Labour came from sacked immigration minister Mike Tapp. He professed that ‘I can see what is being attempted here’ before adding: ‘But we should be testing whether people coming here understand these laws. If they do not then they should not be able to claim asylum here.’
All this comes as ministers trumpet a fall in dinghy crossings, despite returns of small-boat migrants amounting to a pathetic 6 per cent of arrivals over the past two years. Perhaps the Home Office should produce a pamphlet explaining how deportations work.
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