Nana Akua has hit out at Labour and the Government over what she called the “complete mishandling” of the migrant crisis.
Speaking on GB News, she said: “I’m telling you now, I’m angry. I’m apoplectic with rage at the way this Government are behaving. They’re not doing anything, in my book, to stop this.”
Speaking on The Peoples Channel this evening, Nana said: “They’re not doing anything in my book to stop this.
“You cannot have people coming to this country via dinghy or on on a lorry or whatever, and then put them in the communities and allow them to roam free.
Nana Akua said that she is ‘apoplectic’ with rage
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“I would leave the refugee convention if it meant that I could detain people. I don’t think I even need to do that because we are actually different to other countries.
“We are allowed to detain people for a longer period of time, so it’s fine. I’ll have them detained. I wouldn’t allow them to roam the streets. That’s the end of it.”
Former Labour MP Bill Rammell said: “You’re entitled to that view, but it’s not mine.
“We should remain members of the Refugee Convention, yet we must radically overhaul how claims are processed.”
Nana said: “I would still detain people while their applications are being decided, and once someone has exhausted their asylum claim, they should be deported.”
“In my view, detention should begin on arrival and the removal process should follow as quickly as possible.”
Kebatu landed in his home country this morning | ESSEX POLICEThis comes after it has been reported that Hadush Kebatu, who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman while living in an asylum hotel, was handed taxpayers’ money before being flown back to Ethiopia.
Kebatu had been mistakenly released from prison before being re-arrested and deported.
Officials later confirmed he was given the £500 payment to avoid delays to his removal after he threatened to disrupt the flight.
The payment was made by a Home Office removal team as a discretionary measure after he allegedly threatened to disrupt the flight back to Ethiopia.
Government sources said the payment avoided a “slower, more expensive process” that could have involved detention, re-booking flights, and potential legal challenges.
Under normal circumstances, migrants who leave the UK voluntarily under the Facilitated Returns Scheme can receive up to £1,500, but Kebatu was ineligible because he was being deported forcibly.
The Ethiopian national arrived in the UK on a small boat on June 29.
Days after his arrival, he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, where he was staying.
