Lucy Frazer would not say if she agreed with Suella Braverman’s claims made in a speech yesterday that multiculturalism had “failed” and uncontrolled, unlawful migration posed an “existential challenge” to the West.
The Culture Secretary was requested throughout an interview on Times Radio if she agreed with the Home Secretary’s feedback and he or she mentioned: “Well, we all know that globally uncontrolled, unlawful immigration is an issue. It is an issue for a lot of nations within the West and the UN have mentioned that 108 million folks may have been displaced by the top of 2022.
“And these are points that want international options and that’s what we’ve been doing on this nation.
“You will know that we’ve labored very arduous and obtained a historic settlement with France to make sure that we cease these Channel boat crossings and you’ll know that we’ve obtained a bilateral settlement with Albania to return folks from Albania as a result of Albania is a secure nation and you’ll know that the actions we’ve taken as a Government have gotten unlawful, uncontrolled immigration down by 23 per cent this yr as in comparison with final yr.”
Asked once more if she agreed with the feedback, Ms Frazer once more did not say: “I learn the Home Secretary’s speech in full and what she was speaking about was the significance of integrating individuals who come right here into our communities and I feel that may be a actually legitimate level.
“It is admittedly essential once we give folks a house right here, individuals who have been persecuted, it’s actually essential that we combine them into our society and that they undertake our British values.”
