Patel's plans for Channel 'pushbacks' will breach law, experts warn

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The Home Office said Ms Patel made clear in her meeting with Mr Darmanian on Wednesday that delivering results and stopping crossings were an "absolute priority" for the British people, and that tackling the scourge of illegal migration and organised criminal networks was a "joint challenge that neither country can tackle alone".
47% : He cited law stating that rescued people must be "treated humanely and delivered to a place of safety", and that there is "no requirement that an asylum seeker request asylum in the first safe country in which they arrive".
41% : "People have every right to seek asylum in the UK, and they only make dangerous journeys and rely on smugglers because there are no safe alternatives made available to them."

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