(BBC) Plans to ban migrants from claiming asylum in the UK will save lives, the home secretary has insisted.
Suella Braverman said a new law preventing illegal entrants from applying would deter people from crossing the Channel in small boats.
She added that the deaths of four people on Wednesday were a “sobering reminder” of “why we have to end these crossings.”
Labour has branded the proposed legislation an “unworkable gimmick.”
The UN’s refugee agency says the law, expected in the coming months, would breach the UK’s obligations under international law.
