"Last-minute attempts to frustrate a removal are intolerable, and I will fight them at every step. Migrants suddenly deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal, having never made such a claim before, make a mockery of our laws and this country's generosity. I will fight to end vexatious, last-minute claims. I will robustly defend the British public's priorities in any court. And I will do whatever it takes to secure our border."
"There is no substantive evidence to suggest this system is being misused. The home secretary's words have real-life impact on real victims. It is deeply concerning to suggest the system is being misused. Not enough is being done to prosecute those behind these crimes."
Eleanor Lyons, the anti-slavery commissioner, criticised Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood for accusing asylum seekers of making vexatious last-minute modern slavery claims. Lyons said those comments were deeply concerning and would have a real-life impact on trafficking victims, and she stated there is no substantive evidence of system misuse. The Home Secretary is lodging an appeal against a high court injunction that prevented the forcible removal of a 25-year-old Eritrean man to France and asked for reduced time for the man to gather evidence. Mahmood said she will fight last-minute attempts to frustrate removals and defend border security.
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