Tory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over
Robert Jenrick has suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals of cartoon characters at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over when he was immigration minister.
Only last week, at Tory conference, Jenrick was defending the decision, which at the time led to him accused of being heartless.
So I did feel that it was important that at the initial point of arrival we treat these places as law enforcement environments with a view to trying to weed out those people who are actually just posing as children.
I think that was the right decision, but of course there are lessons to be learned from it, and I probably would have done things differently if I had my time again.
No I wouldn’t, but what I did want to do then and I feel just as passionately about today, is that we have got to weed out those people who are posing as children when they first arrive.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Tory leadership also suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals at a children’s asylum centre to be painted overRobert Jenrick has suggests it was a mistake for him to order murals of cartoon characters at a children’s asylum centre to be painted over when he was immigration minister.Only last week, at Tory conference, Jenrick was defending the decision, which at the time led to him accused of being heartless.So I did feel that it was important that at the initial point of arrival we treat these places as law enforcement environments with a view to trying to weed out those people who are actually just posing as children.I think that was the right decision, but of course there are lessons to be learned from it, and I probably would have done things differently if I had my time again.No I wouldn’t, but what I did want to do then and I feel just as passionately about today, is that we have got to weed out those people who are posing as children when they first arrive. Continue reading…
