Britain's "lack of deterrent" for "economic migrants" has been stressed by political commentator Charlie Rowley, as he delivered his verdict on GB News's exclusive migrant investigation from Calais.
GB News presenter Patrick Christys spent 24 hours on the French front line, visiting migrant camps across the port city, where several migrants were waiting to make the perilous journey to Britain.
Speaking to many of the migrants, Patrick was told that the majority of them waiting to cross the Channel see Britain as the "dream" destination and are expecting the UK Government to "give them money and a house".
Reacting to the investigation by GB News, political commentator Charlie Rowley claimed that there is "no sign of them letting up" in their desire to break into the UK, despite Labour's latest crackdown.
Charlie Rowley highlighted Britain's 'lack of deterrent' for illegal migrants following a special GB News investigation from Calais
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Speaking to Breakfast hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello, Rowley explained: "I was listening to the detail in Patrick's report, listening to people who were supposed to get on boats and make that perilous journey, still suggesting that there's no deterrent to come into the UK despite the Prime Minister's announcement to toughen up legal migration.
"People are still obviously very fed up with the amount of people who are crossing the channel illegally, and whether the Government's plans will do anything to tackle that, it remains to be seen, but it's clearly going to be a lot of worry for a lot of people."
Reflecting on the recent local elections, in which Reform UK achieved several major electoral victories, Rowley suggested that it sent a "real sign" to Labour to toughen up on migration.
Rowley added: "Off the back of the local elections where people voted in Reform in local communities, it sent a real signal to the Government, but it suggests in Patrick's report there's no sign of letting up."
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Highlighting the "profound sense of unfairness" with Britain's asylum system, offering benefits to those crossing the Channel over Britons, Rowley told GB News that the majority of the people in those Calais camps are "economic migrants", not refugees fleeing war and persecution.
Rowley said: "We are a generous country, and it's in our history, it's our DNA to support people that are in genuine need. But for every one person that comes over illegally, that might get to the top of that housing list, that might get the benefits that could otherwise be going to somebody in the UK or to someone that's in genuine need, it's a profound sense of unfairness.
"And when you see thousands of people, looking at that GB News footage, young men that seem to be crossing the Channel, they're not necessarily people in need - they are economic migrants. And we've got to get that language right, depending on where people are coming from."
On Britain's migrant crisis as a whole, Rowley argued that it is not just an issue for the UK, but it is a "problem for Europe", which needs to tackle the "supply chain" of migrants crossing their countries to get to Britain.
Rowley told GB News that they are 'economic migrants' with 'no sign of letting up' in their attempts to enter Britain
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Rowley concluded: "They end up in France, and France is a safe country, and many countries would have been passed through before arriving to France and then onto the UK.
"So it's got to be a whole supply chain, where lots of countries need to get involved to prevent that mass movement, because it's a European problem as much as it is a UK one."
In an exclusive interview with GB News, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vowed to slash "100,000 visas" in a bid to take back control of Britain’s borders.
Speaking to the People’s Channel, the Home Secretary said: "Already we’re reducing the visas that we’re issuing, that’s already happening. Already, we’re increasing returns - enforced returns are up more than 20 per cent since the election.
"And these measures go further. For example, some of the measures around working visas the skilled-workers visa, the care worker visa, the settlement rules, and the English language rules - those together would mean a reduction of 100,000 fewer visas, or fewer people arriving, just as a result of those measures."
