By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For MailonlinePublished: 07:30 EDT, 4 July 2021 | Updated: 07:55 EDT, 4 July 2021Migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats could be arrested on arrival under new laws brought forward by Priti Patel. The Home Office has announced migrants who make the perilous crossing and the people smugglers who enable the journeys to happen will face tougher punishments to prevent 'asylum shopping'. The Government will present its new Nationality and Borders Bill to the House of Commons on Tuesday as part of Ms Patel's pledge to 'fix' the UK's 'broken asylum system'. Ms Patel said: 'The Nationality and Borders Bill contains vital measures to fix the UK's broken asylum system. The Conservative election manifesto promised to change the immigration system, with the Government having vowed for some time to reform the asylum system, having described it as 'broken' and 'overwhelmed'.

Source: The Nation July 04, 2021 11:26 UTC