Ex-Tory MP and Army Officer Bob Seely has declared Britons are "fed up with a system that seems to prioritise others", following the uncovered Afghan asylum scheme.
Speaking to GB News, Seely claimed that Afghan nationals previously rejected for UK relocation on security grounds have nonetheless entered Britain as part of the scheme.
An £850million scheme for Afghans was set up after a personal data leak on who supported British forces, exposing the data of almost 19,000 people to the Taliban.
As a result of the breach, more than 6,000 Afghans are to be relocated to the UK, with Defence Secretary John Healey issuing a "sincere apology" to the House of Commons.
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|Bob Seely has hit out at the Government system for 'prioritising others' over Britons
Discussing the exposure of the scheme on GB News, Seely criticised what he perceives as a system that favours foreign interests over British citizens.
"If you're an Afghan, the system will work for you. If you're an illegal immigrant, the system will work for you.
"If you're the Mauritian Government, the system will give you £35billion pounds. If you're a developing world country who spouts out some nonsense on climate change, the system will hand over £10billion," he stated.
He contrasted this with treatment of British citizens: "But if you're a law-abiding citizen, and you live in a number of towns in this country where you've got very poor community relations, or you've had grooming gangs, the system hasn't wanted to listen."
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Seely indicated that whilst some arrivals underwent vetting procedures, others did not, expressing his "gut feeling" that screening was inconsistent.
He explained that the information was concealed through a two-year injunction, initially justified to protect those at risk.
"The reason for getting the injunction was because if the Taliban knew they would simply race and run to kill these people before they could be saved," Seely told GB News.
Whilst defending the initial secrecy as necessary for safety reasons, he questioned the extended duration of the injunction: "Why did that injunction go on for two years? I'm not defending that for one second. I do not know. It may be just the British state covering up for itself."
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|Seely told GB News that some Afghans relocated to Britain were previously 'denied' entry to the UK
Seely raised concerns about crime statistics amongst Afghan communities, stating that "Afghans, sadly, have a rate of sexual assault higher than anybody else in this country. An Afghan, sadly, is 23.7 times likely to sexually assault somebody."
He questioned the impact on local communities, asking: "So would I want a child being brought up in a town with that community? I'm not so sure."
The former MP expressed worries about cultural integration, suggesting that "quite a few have either an Afghan or a Pashtun culture, which has a very different set of sexual and moral and ethical mores than what is acceptable in this country."
He concluded: "I don't doubt that there will be some Afghans that we owe this to. The problem is for everyone that comes here, they might bring between five, 10, or even 14 family members with them."