Op-ed from Tim Farron MP: Priti Patel: How many lives will it take before you change course?

RAMP Principal Tim Farron MP wrote for politics.co.uk on 30th October.

The news of the six and nine year old children, with their parents who lost their lives in the Channel this week is utterly heartbreaking. It is an unspeakable tragedy. But in the midst of the sadness I also find myself absolutely furious.

This didn't have to happen. This wasn't just a horrible accident that nothing could have prevented. Desperate people who see no alternative will do desperate things. Imagine how much at your wits end you must be to put your young children in a small boat to cross the busiest shipping lane in the world.

What is it going to take? How many lives is it going to take before the government finds its compassion and stops turning a blind eye to the plight of desperate people? This isn't a rhetorical question. How many lives is it going to take?

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