"I came to the UK from the great Kenyan exodus when I was four. I was probably on one of the same planes as Suella Braverman's father. We had British passports, we had every right to be here. I'm a bit of a fan of Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary. It's just not fair for people to be able to get on to a boat and come over here, and then get in the queue to come into this country."
"He had a very British attitude not that he doesn't want immigrants here, but traditional in the sense that it should be fair play. It's just not British to jump the queue. I think if you're desperate enough to get on a boat and cross the Channel in November..."
Darryl, a 61-year-old retired local government manager from Hastings, meets Louise, an audio producer who recently returned to the UK from Cambodia. Darryl is a lifelong Labour voter since 1983, while Louise switched to voting Green. During their dinner at an Indian and British restaurant, they discuss immigration policy. Darryl, who immigrated to the UK from Kenya at age four with a British passport, expresses concerns about illegal migration and boat crossings. He supports Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's approach and argues that reducing illegal migration should not automatically be labeled racist. Louise observes his perspective as traditionally British, emphasizing fairness and proper procedures rather than opposing immigration itself.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]