""The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong. "We absolutely need immigration controls. "And where those controls decide to grant asylum, we should welcome and integrate, not create perpetual limbo and alienation. The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities. The Government is wrong to think that reviews of safety in the person's country every few years will mean refugees can be returned at scale. That hasn't happened in Denmark.""
""Tony Vaughan is one of the new MPs elected for Labour last year and in his contributions to Commons debates has displayed a considered approach to issues. "He's certainly not what the media would call a 'usual suspect.' I suspect he is reflecting here what many in the PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party) feel.""
""The dehumanisation of people in desperation is the antithesis of what the Labour Party is about. "Instead of the Labour leadership chasing Reform, the very people who took us out of the Dublin Agreement, they should commence a proper process for developing an evidence-based policy, upholding our historic reputation for advancing the human rights," she added."
The Prime Minister faces increased pressure as Labour MPs urge Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider Denmark-inspired migrant proposals. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is unveiling a series of policies modeled on Denmark. Tony Vaughan warned that deporting recognised refugees is wrong, called for immigration controls that welcome and integrate those granted asylum, and said the reforms risk creating perpetual limbo and encouraging divisiveness, racism and abuse. He argued periodic safety reviews will not enable returns at scale. John McDonnell suggested Vaughan reflects wider PLP feeling. Rachael Maskell and Nadia Whittome described the reforms as dehumanising, dystopian and shameful and called for evidence-based, rights-focused policy.
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