Nathan Rao

Our pilot of new incentives to remove failed asylum seeking families will save taxpayers up to £20 million. Here's why 👇 1. It costs 158k to put up a family of 3 in an asylum hotel for 1 year. It costs 48k more to forcibly remove someone. A 10k per person incentive, up to a max of 40k per family, will save money. 2. If someone refuses an incentive, we will move to a forced removal. If you have no right to be in this country, you should not be allowed to stay. 3. There is nothing new about incentive payments. The Tories did it. Even Reform say they will do it. 4. Higher incentives have worked in Denmark. 95% of returns there are voluntary. 5. These incentives are not a pull factor. Asylum claims in Denmark are at a 40-year low. And asylum seekers spend tens of thousands of pounds getting to this country, that's more than any incentive payment. 6. This is a pilot of 150 families. We will see if it works and scale it if it does. That's taking a smart approach, that saves taxpayers' money, to restoring order at our borders. I make no apology for doing that.

🧵Reading Mahmood's Op-Ed on migration reform, for all of the debate it does sit fairly squarely in mainstream of what public inc Lab 2024 voters want. Our research identifies 5Cs the public expect on migration: 1. Control 2. Compassion 3. Contribution 4. Competence 5. Community

If you pose a risk to our country, you will be refused entry or removed.

Migration is part of what makes this country great. We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours. The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.

Illegal migrants who break the law, refuse to leave the country or work in the UK unlawfully will face losing their accommodation and financial support. The British taxpayer will no longer foot the bill for asylum seekers who break the rules or can support themselves.