Reform MP Danny Kruger says small boat migrants are 'wealthy men' undeserving of help
The former Conservative, who defected to Reform UK last year, argues that migrants paying smugglers thousands of pounds are well off, a claim refugee charities have dismissed
Asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats are "wealthy men" who do not deserve support from the British state, the Reform UK MP Danny Kruger has said, according to the Guardian.
Kruger, a former Conservative MP who defected to Reform UK last year, argued that migrants who pay people smugglers thousands of pounds to make the crossing must be financially well off. He said this money is often paid to criminal smuggling gangs and can represent life savings or borrowed funds, the Guardian reported.
The claim was immediately rejected by charities that support refugees, according to the report, though specific responses from those organisations were not detailed in the available account.
Kruger's remarks come amid ongoing political debate in the UK over Channel crossings and asylum policy, with Reform UK positioning itself as taking a hard line on immigration.
The Guardian did not report further details of Kruger's remarks in the excerpt reviewed, including the specific forum or context in which the comments were made.
Sources
- Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger — The Guardian — Politics
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