Boris Johnson calls for illegal immigrants to be granted amnesty after Brexit.
Boris
Johnson has called for illegal
immigrants to be granted the right to stay in Britain after Brexit, according to reports.
The
Foreign Secretary has suggested that offering amnesty to those who have avoided
detection for 10 years would be economically beneficial.
The
idea which was raised at a meeting in Number 10 has been described as "insane"
by one minister present.
No person should EVER benefit from illegal
behaviour!
Mr Johnson first
argued for an amnesty in 2008 and he repeated the politically controversial
idea during his time as Mayor of London.
He
raised the issue again during the referendum campaign and argued that offering
amnesty would be “the humane thing to do.”
One
senior minister told the Sun: “It’s an insane idea and would make ordinary Brits
furious.
“A
lot of us round the table couldn’t believe Boris is still going on about this.
Privately, Boris is still the most pro-immigration member of the Cabinet.”
Theresa May ruled out
the introduction of amnesties during her time as Home Secretary, claiming it
would send out “the wrong message”.
A
spokesman for Mr Johnson said: “Boris reiterated what he has said publicly
before about amnesties, including during the EU referendum
campaign.
Nobody must EVER profit from any illegal action - whether small or large. See what Peter Whittle AM had to say:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/738930/peter-whittle-blasts-boris-johnson-over-free-movement-claims
