Nigel Farage warned that Britain was at a critical point that could be described as a “national emergency”. These words came after a video was released from 1 of the boats of illegal migrants coming through the La Manche Canal, on which a group of young men shouted "Allahu Akbar". For many Britons, this was a symbolic minute that confirms fears of losing control of borders and expanding interior threats.
Seven boats carrying a full of 435 migrants from France reached Dover over the last weekend. Since the beginning of the year, the number of illegal visitors through the channel has exceeded 25 thousand, which is simply a evidence result. Among them, the vast majority are men of draft age, which further exacerbates public concerns. Farage, for years a critic of government idleness on this issue, has posted a video on social media showing recently arrived migrants. It shows how respective of them turn towards the camera, raising the cry “Allahu Akbar”.
"These men will now be able to walk freely on our streets thanks to Keir Starmer. This is simply a national emergency," said Farage, pointing out that the government not only does not halt the influx of illegal migrants, but even creates conditions that encourage further risks of crossing the channel.
The migration crisis on the La Manche Canal has been expanding for years, but the current figures are unprecedented. In the context of events, there are besides cases of serious crimes committed by those who have come this way. In fresh weeks, the media has made public a case in which an unverified migrant in Epping was to commit sexual assault on a fourteen-year-old girl. For many citizens, specified incidents prove that the current border verification and protection strategy is ineffective and dangerous.
Instead of introducing extremist detention measures, the Labour organization government has concluded an agreement with France in the form of “one for one” — committing to accept any of the migrants from French centres in exchange for returning any of the detainees in the Canal. Critics, with Farag in the lead, claim that this is simply a solution without logic, due to the fact that in practice it does not reduce the number of illegal crossings, but only shifts the problem from 1 place to another.
"No 1 who crosses the Canal illegally in a boat should be entitled to stay in the UK. We should not grant them exile position or any benefits. They should be deported. If we did, the situation would have changed in 2 weeks," stressed the UK improvement Leader, presenting a clear and firm action plan.
Farage, who builds his election run at the slogan of regaining control of the borders, gains support for an always wider part of society. According to the latest polls, his organization has a chance to get about 290 seats in the home of Commons, which could let her to form a government or at least enter into a coalition with Conservatives. Farage announced that if he took over the office of Prime Minister, there would be a fresh position at the Home Office for the “deportion administration” whose sole task would be to coordinate and accelerate the expulsion of persons residing illegally.
"We must end this grotesque place where the state gives shelter to everyone who comes and pays for hotels. This is not a migration policy, it is an incentive to break the law," Farage said in 1 of his last speeches, raising the applause of supporters.
Recording with the cry “Allahu Akbar” became a viral on social media. For Farage's supporters, this confirms that the migration through the La Manche Canal is not just a humanitarian issue, but above all a national safety issue. Supporters of the tightening of migration policy indicate that among hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving in Europe, there may be people associated with extremist environments. Farage uses this argument to stress that all country has the right to decide who crosses its borders and that it is the government's work to defend citizens.
His opponents accuse him of utilizing incidents and rhetoric of fear for political gain. However, Farage responds that telling the fact about threats is not a panic, but a work to society. He has for years warned that the deficiency of control over borders will lead to escalation of the problem, and the current situation is evidence of this.
For many British people, Farage’s slogans are the voice of reason at a time erstwhile successive governments — both conservative and Laborist — avoided real reforms. The promise of the immediate deportation of illegal migrants, the introduction of hard asylum criteria and the completion of hotel accommodation backing is socially expected. In the eyes of his followers Farage says what the majority thinks, but is afraid to talk out loud in fear of accusations of intolerance.
The migration crisis in the La Manche Canal has become 1 of the key themes of British politics. Farage is not only an electoral issue but besides an thought — a conflict to make border decisions in London alternatively than in Brussels or Paris. His run is built around the feeling that the state has a work to defend its citizens, not to put abroad interests above the safety of its own inhabitants.
Farage stresses that this debate is not about rejecting the thought of asylum for real refugees, but about distinguishing them from those who break the law, trying to get to Britain by sea from safe countries. It considers the current strategy to be punctured and abused and the change is essential to preserve the integrity of borders and trust in state institutions.
“If we do not do this, we will witness the end of control over our borders and the breakdown of order that protects our society. This is the minute to say, "No more," he concluded in 1 of his last speeches.
In the coming months, the subject of migration through the La Manche Canal will surely stay at the heart of British politics. Elections can become a referendum on whether citizens want to radically change course or proceed with compromises that, Farage says, only deepen the crisis.
