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To wonder how people feel about this recent Tory admission in relation to Brexit

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MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 15/05/2025 13:40

I haven't seen any discussion about the recently leaked admission by the former Tory immigration minister about how his government had failed to anticipate the impact that Brexit would have on the small boats issue. I would be particularly interested to know what Brexit supporters feel about this.

https://news.sky.com/story/leaked-recording-reveals-top-tory-knew-of-flaws-in-post-brexit-plan-to-return-illegal-migrants-13367821

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-brexit-small-boats-asylum-philp-b2751177.html 

Tories only realised Brexit impact on asylum ‘just before’ leaving EU, admits MP

Chris Philp says in leaked audio that Tories ‘ran some checks’ just prior to Brexit and realised ‘around half’ of small boat arrivals could have been returned under EU law

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-brexit-small-boats-asylum-philp-b2751177.html

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Meadowfinch · 02/08/2025 17:59

I find all this endless regurgitating of the discussion a bit pointless.

The Brexit referendum was nearly a decade ago. There's no point worrying about it now, for or against. It's done and can't be undone so we just need to make the best of the situation we find ourselves in today.

StandFirm · 02/08/2025 18:15

Meadowfinch · 02/08/2025 17:59

I find all this endless regurgitating of the discussion a bit pointless.

The Brexit referendum was nearly a decade ago. There's no point worrying about it now, for or against. It's done and can't be undone so we just need to make the best of the situation we find ourselves in today.

Perhaps but the point is to not dig an even bigger hole with NF! It's kind of like, how low can we go... so it's good to remind the electorate that many of our issues have been made so much worse by this ruinous decision.

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