The Government has responded to the petition as it has more than 10,000 signatures.
The petition has more than 15,000 signatures (Image: Getty)
A petition to deport all foreign criminals from the UK has passed a major milestone. The online document, which was started in April by Alexander Bhagat, now has more than 15,000 signatures. The Government has responded to it as it has garnered more than 10,000. The petition reads: “Deport all foreign-born criminals and individuals currently on the terror watchlist to their countries of origin with effect immediately.
“We believe the British people do not need to pay for this, and in an ever-changing world, should not be subjected to having these people as neighbours.” The Home Office said in response: “The Government is determined to deport all foreign national offenders.
“Deportation will be used, against them and those whose deportation is otherwise considered to be conducive to the public good. The Government is clear foreign nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of our determination to deport them.
“Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of at least 12 months. This includes suspended sentences.
“This duty is subject to several exceptions, including where to do so would breach a person’s rights under the European Convention on Human Rights or the UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention. Where the threshold for deportation under the UK Borders Act 2007 is not met, deportation is considered under the Immigration Act 1971 on the ground it is conducive to the public good.
“This includes where a foreign national has a conviction for an offence that caused serious harm, if they are a persistent offender or if they pose a threat to national security. A deportation order prevents an individual from lawfully re-entering the UK whilst it remains in force.
“The Home Office uses various tools (including domestic and international watchlists) to detect and disrupt travel by terrorists, criminals, those previously deported or excluded from the UK and individuals using lost, stolen or revoked documents and visas. The Home Office works with both law enforcement and wider government partners to ensure appropriate action is taken before travel or at the border when individuals of concern are identified.”
The petition closes on October 27. Reform UK said last week that it would deport foreign nationals in Britain’s jails to free up space as 700 prisoners were released. There were around 10,400 (3,588 remand, 6,458 sentenced and 441 non-criminal) held in custody as of March this year.
Andy Burnham accused of ‘inciting disorder’ as 781 migrants cross Channel in single day
Andy Burnham is accused of inciting disorder after a record 781 migrants crossed the Channel in one day, while Reform UK warns numbers are accelerating.
Andy Burnham accused of ‘inciting disorder’ over migrant crisis (Image: Getty)
Andy Burnham has been accused of inciting disorder across the country because of the way his Government is handling the migration crisis.
It comes after his administration suffered its worst day on record, with 781 illegal migrants breaking into the country in unlawful Channel crossings in a single day.
The record-breaking influx also saw two boats arrive on UK shores undetected, sparking fury in Westminster and triggering threats of protests at migrant sites.
Horrendous footage and pictures, seen in Thursday’s Daily Express, also show what appears to be a man abandoning a child in the water so he can climb aboard a crowded dinghy.
Reform UK’s Shadow Home Secretary Zia Yusuf warned that numbers were “accelerating” despite Home Office claims that the overall total had reduced.
He told Good Morning Britain that the UK has had “north of 210,000 people turn up on our beaches illegally in the past eight years” and warned “people’s lives are being turned upside down”.
Those comments were in relation to the village of Piddington, which recently hosted a symbolic referendum to leave the UK in protest against the housing of migrants at a nearby base.
Mr Yusuf said residents “are terrified that they are about to be outnumbered 10 to 1 by illegal migrant men”.
Home Office data shows a decline in the number of crossings this year, but critics say the overall figure remains far too high, with an insufficient number of people being sent back to their countries of origin.
Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf accuses Andy Burnham of inciting disorder (Image: Getty)
In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, Mr Yusuf said: “Andy Burnham is inciting disorder in Britain by wielding the state’s monopoly on violence to impose unvetted men from countries like Afghanistan, Syria and Eritrea into local communities.”
He added: “This is unprecedented. I am worried the country is heading to a dark place.”
His remarks refer to footage showing coaches used to transfer migrants from the coast to immigration centres being accompanied by a police escort.
There have been mounting protests by masked men near locations used to hold migrants, though police support for security reasons is not uncommon.
