Article 717NJ UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

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Geneva Abdul
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Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left minority ethnic Britons fearful as politicians target migrants

Leading British lawyers have warned of a political race to the bottom", after a Conservative MP tipped as future party leader said large numbers of legally settled families must be deported.

Katie Lam, a shadow Home Office minister and a Tory whip, said people with legal status in the UK should have their right to stay revoked, to ensure the UK is mostly culturally coherent". The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, rowed back on Lam's statement last Thursday, weeks later.

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