Border Force guards to be given immunity over refugee drownings
Under Home Office plans, officials would be legally protected if a refugee they "push back" dies in the Channel.
The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
Under Home Office plans, officials would be legally protected if a refugee they "push back" dies in the Channel.
It comes after Boris Johnson’s government decided to end UK participation in the EU’s Erasmus+ programme.
“Surely it should have been signed by Priti Patel? Unless she just hates us too much to do this."
“This incompetence risks causing more empty shelves and more misery for British consumers in the run up to Christmas."
“It’s not just shortages – you’ve got to face the reality of price rises, anything from 10% to 15% on anything from across the seas.”
In just a few hours, the tweet has received thousands of replies - and none of them are particularly positive about the UK.
"Wow what a fantastic call! takes great courage to admit you have been fooled by.... well fools," wrote one person after listening to it.
Cummings also claimed that Johnson never understood what his Brexit deal with the EU really meant.
It's safe to say Brexit hasn't delivered yet - and these tabloid headlines prove it.
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