On September 19, 2026, Reform UK MP Danny Kruger stated that asylum seekers arriving by small boats across the English Channel are wealthy men who do not deserve assistance. He claimed their ability to pay people smugglers thousands of pounds indicates financial capacity.
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The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims Asylum seekers who arrive on small boats across the Channel are “wealthy men” who do not deserve the help of the British state, according to the Reform UK MP Danny Kruger. The former Conservative, who defected last year, said the fact that some migrants were paying criminal people smugglers thousand
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