James Cleverly warns of migrants ‘abusing UK’s generosity’ amid protests in Dublin

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly has warned of the “abuse of the UK’s generosity” as illegal migration continues to surge.

Speaking to GB News about the Channel crossings and whether the UK could see protests similar to those taking place across the Irish Sea in Dublin, Cleverly said: “When I stepped in as Home Secretary, I recognised that migration was far too high and I took action.

“And I put a series of restrictions in place for visas to bring down that volume of net migration, which was the the biggest contributor to migration figures.

“The UK is a warm, welcoming, generous country. But generosity cannot be abused and it is certainly not infinite. And I want to make sure that we maintain good relations in the UK, and that requires us to take firm but fair action.

“I did that when I was Home Secretary, and I’m really worried that the Labour Party will get blown off course by the voices within their own movement who basically want to scrap border controls.”

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