FullFact has looked into Braverman’s claim and says that there is no data to suggest 100 million displaced people are ‘coming to the UK’.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been roasted for falsely claiming that 100 million refugees could come to the UK under its current laws.
Introducing the government’s new Illegal Migration Bill on Tuesday, the Home Secretary claimed 100 million people around the world “could qualify for protection” under current UK laws. The 100 million figure is based on the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) estimate of the global number of forcibly displaced people.
Braverman told Parliament that the 100 million forcibly displaced people are “coming here”.
Her claims were immediately condemned, with Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid taking the Home Secretary to task: “You say there are 100 million people displaced around the world and likely billions more eager to come here if possible,” Reid said. “On what planet is that likely and how is that not inflammatory language.”
Fact checking website FullFact has looked into Braverman’s claim and says that there is no data to suggest 100 million displaced people are ‘coming to the UK’.
FullFact wrote: “While it is true that an increasing number of people are attempting to claim asylum in the UK, there’s no data to suggest that 100 million people, or even the majority of those defined as “forcibly displaced” by the UN, are attempting to reach the UK.
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