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Watch: GB News host suggests Border Force should let refugees drown

On Jeremy Vine, Nana Akua claimed letting migrants drown would "stop people trafficking".

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-10-15 11:52
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Image: Channel 5

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A GB News host has been criticised for an “extraordinary lack of empathy” after saying Border Force officials shouldn’t rescue refugees drowning in the English Channel.

Appearing on Jeremy Vine’s Channel 5 show alongside writer Jemma Forte, Nana Akua was discussing Priti Patel’s to give officers immunity from prosecution should migrants drown while crossing to the UK in small boats.

The home secretary wants to introduce a clause in the nationality and borders bill that would give officials legal protection if someone drowns, The Guardian reported.

But it is unclear whether the prison would actually shield officers from conviction under international maritime laws, setting up a clash with the courts.

Patel is under pressure from the Conservative party to cut the numbers of migrants entering the UK via small boats. More than 17,000 migrants have done so this year – over double the number of crossings in 2020.

Akua – who presents a show on GB News – said it was “fair enough” for British officials not to rescue drowning migrants.

"If you know you won't be rescued if your boat sinks then fair enough… it'll stop people trafficking"@NanaAkua1 says border guards working in the English channel should be protected from prosecution if their actions result in migrants drowning.@JemmaForte | #JeremyVine pic.twitter.com/LLR7yWCmMS

— Jeremy Vine On 5 (@JeremyVineOn5) October 15, 2021

She said: “If people have come across from the Channel, from France, which is safe, why they would want to take a dangerous border crossing and then have to be rescued… Basically, what often happens is they throw themselves overboard so they then have to do a rescue mission, which is part of maritime law.

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“I personally think… look, as long as you know that if you come across you won’t be rescued if your boat sinks, I think that’s fair enough, and that’s why they’re saying if they come across with jet skis, then they can’t rescue them, it will actually hopefully stop the people trafficking, because if you are supporting that they should be rescued, you’re actually supporting people trafficking which means that more people will come across because they think they’ll be ok.”

Ever stop to think how in the UK we’ve got people on daily morning shows literally saying “letting people die is actually good” and everyone’s calling it common sense. The lack of humanity that’s built into the fabric of our media is overwhelming at times tbh pic.twitter.com/8WRgvrjGJ4

— 🎃 Tom Usher But Sober 👻 (@tom_usher_) October 15, 2021


Forte replied that it was “one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever heard in my life”, pointing out that refugees crossing the Channel are “desperate”, and are often fleeing war-torn countries like Syria – causing Akua to interject and say they were “coming from France”.

Vine said: “We still have a situation where our paid officials will be on a boat, and they’ll look at a father jump off a dinghy with a child”, but Akua interrupted to say: “But why would he jump off a dinghy? He shouldn’t do that.”

She added: “Don’t go on the boat. You’re not a murderer. If somebody’s just jumped into the water so that you rescue them and you’re on a jet ski, you’re not a murderer, you do not have the facility to pick them up in the first instance.”

The backlash was instant. Gary Lineker tweeted: “Find it hard to imagine how anyone could show such an extraordinary lack of empathy for our fellow human beings. Vile.”

Find it hard to imagine how anyone could show such an extraordinary lack of empathy for our fellow human beings. Vile. https://t.co/j5LbPwF5VW

— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) October 15, 2021

Others pointed out that the controversy reflected poorly on Jeremy Vine’s show. Just last week, contributor Mike Parry sparked thousands of complaints after saying “minorities have to be squashed” on air.

Related: Border Force guards to be given immunity over refugee drownings

Tags: GB News

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