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Labour's 'top priority' is tackling Britain's migrant crisis, Tapp claims
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May 15, 2025
Labour MP Mike Tapp has been grilled by GB News host Martin Daubney, as he reacts to footage obtained by the People's Channel of asylum seekers dancing in hotel rooms - wearing Union Jack t-shirts.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today announced plans from Albania to help tackle Britain's migrant crisis, including "offshore processing" of illegal migrants.FULL STORY HERE.
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There is a lot of underlying complexity to these things
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What about putting the Navy in the channel? I mean, look... Would you like to do that? And this is where you have to discuss and look at exactly how that would work
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because, you know, warships are very high. They're also a deterrent. How do you block a boat
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It's not quite as simple as that. You know, you're putting people potentially... So you said nothing is off the table, but now leaving the ECHR is off the table
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Deploying the Navy is off the table. I'm not saying that, you know, military deployments are necessarily off the table
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It's not something I've had from the Home Office. But all of these things I expect will be to explode
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I bet you the voters in Dover would like to see that, but I bet your constituents tell you that all the time
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But it has to work. And this is where I'm really clear to my constituents
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I said this months ago to yourself, Martin, that people that have this concern are completely valid
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We hear that. We've said from the beginning that we're looking to secure the borders
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We wouldn't accept 30,000 a year smashing through the barriers at Heathrow
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and therefore we will not accept the small boats issue. It is a security issue and we've got to treat it like that
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And I see that's exactly where we're going as a party. But, of course, these things take time
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There's diplomatic talks, there's process that needs to go through and often there's not a running commentary on that
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OK, well, let's have a look now. I believe we do have those videos that Mark White got us, more exclusives
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Let's have a look at these videos. These are videos that have been sent to Mark White from a source
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These are of asylum seekers who've landed in Britain and look, they've been given head-to-toe new outfits
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Union Jack T-shirts looking every part like a tourist on a day trip
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All paid for by British taxpayers. Here we go, look, dancing away in a hotel room provided by you
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playing with whatever he's doing there. He's got his Union Jack T-shirt on
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obviously living the life of Rye delighted to be in Britain Patrick Christie was over there Mike Tapp you have seen a couple of days ago There an endless conveyor belt of these military young men coming to Britain and this is where British taxpayers money is going
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Hotel rooms, T-shirts, they're dancing. They're laughing at British taxpayers, Mike. And this is why it's so important that we bring these crossings down
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and secure the border. You know, it's costing the taxpayer a lot of money
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A country is a laughingstock, Mike Tapp. Look at this. I mean, actually looking at the report you had on before around Sky Satellite and gaming, etc.
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these public sector contracts are often ridiculously overinflated and shouldn't cost that much
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And, you know, I've no doubt that the Home Office are looking at savings along the way. But look, we have to bring those numbers down
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We're working very hard at it. We're deporting and removing record numbers and that will continue
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Mike, when you look at this video like this on your screen, when you look at the numbers, 12,700 so far
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Previous government also, let's be honest, made a complete dog's dinner of this
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Do you think the electorate looks at this and just think nobody listens to the voters
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nothing is changing, all we ever hear is tough talks, return hubs, Rwanda deals, nothing happens
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Do you think the electorate are just thinking, do you know what, we don't trust any of you anymore? Well, look, I mean, that lad who's having a bit of fun there
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I don't know him, I don't know his story. I'm glad he's wearing a British flag, by the way
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I think we should have more flags flying around the country. But this whole problem does need to be fixed
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And we have inherited open borders, a difficult, complex issue to get on top of
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And when the Conservatives talk about what they would do, they had 14 years to do that
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We saw in 2018, 400 cross and over 150,000 since. It's a complex issue
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But the viewers have my absolute word that this is a top priority for this government
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a top priority for Keir Starmer and for Yvette Cooper
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