'It's thousands!' Martin Daubney brutally shuts down GB News guest after suggesting there are only 'one or two' migrant modern slavery claims

In data shared exclusively with GB News, Stand for Our Sovereignty has revealed that modern slavery asylum claims have soared by an astonishing 1,025 per cent in the last 11 years.

Criticising the data, Political Commentator Fahima Mahomed claimed that British law is "only getting tougher".

Delivering her verdict on the data, Ms Mahomed told GB News: "When it comes to the figures, a lot of the referrals can be done more than once for one individual, so that's why the numbers are quite high.

"There is a rise in referrals which reflect a system catching up with reality, not one being manipulative.

"The Modern Slavery Act sets a high bar and the Home Office rejects many claims. The UK is tougher now than it's ever been, and if we want reform, let's fix the delays and catch the traffickers, not scapegoat the actual victims."

Hitting back at Ms Mahomed, Research Director at the Centre for Migration Control Rob Bates argued: "A majority of cases are still being accepted, and unfortunately, what the increase does show is that this is now something that clearly those come across on the small boats have cottoned on to.

"And it's not the first sort of loophole that we've seen being exploited in this scale. We've of course seen Christian conversions, seen people making claims that they're homosexuals and therefore can't be removed to their countries of origin as well.

"I think this is a real trend here, that we have such an ambiguous and extensive legal framework here, that it's very easy for any left wing lawyers and NGOs to really start exploiting this and the actual goodwill and the intent behind some of the legislation."

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Mr Bates stated: "There's a lot that we need to do to actually reform this, because people are sick of seeing our borders being exploited, and we need to have a very frank conversation.

"We can't afford to be the social care worker for the rest of the world and the rest of the world's problems."

Disagreeing with Mr Bates, Ms Mahomed hit back: "I don't think you understand that the law is not by left wing lawyers, it is from the UK Government, and the process is anything but automatic or easy.

"In fact, it is long and complex and governed by some of the toughest anti-slavery laws in the world."

Interjecting Ms Mohamed's argument, Martin stated: "That's kind of the point, it takes two years minimum to process this claim, and that allows people while they're in the country to lay down foundations, to have family, then Article 8 kicks in.

"And as far as the refusal rate goes, it used to be as high as 90 per cent of people who claimed slavery were granted indefinitely to remain.

"It's still 58 per cent, it's still a highly effective method of staying in the country."

Claiming that the figures are down to "one or two cases", Ms Mahomed told GB News: "We sometimes take one or two cases and we make it as if it's all the immigrants.

"When it comes to certain individuals from certain countries, it's like one person does something and that reflects the entire community, and that's not right, and that's not fair.

"You cannot just pinpoint one or two cases and make it as if it's everyone, there are victims there."

Shutting down Ms Mahomed, Martin fumed: "It's not one or two cases, there's been a there's been a 1,025 per cent increase in 11 years. There's not one or two cases, it's thousands of them?!"

Ms Mahomed concluded: "We can go back and forth on this, but the UK law is tough and it's only getting tougher. It's only half of them that are actually being approved, and they still have to be investigated."