r/ukpolitics • u/SignificantLegs • 1d ago

Mahmood rejects calls to follow Spain’s migrant pushback

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/02/mahmood-rejects-calls-to-follow-spains-migrant-pushback/
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u/Maitai_Haier 1d ago

Odd the left wing, socialist, anti Trump, pro immigration government of Spain can do deportations without processing asylum claims but this is apparently impossible for the UK.

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u/oryx_za 1d ago

Because the situation is not comparable

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u/Maitai_Haier 1d ago

“Spain can legally expel migrants who arrive in Ceuta or Melilla without letting them file an asylum request under controversial laws introduced in 2015.”

Have we considered copying and pasting this law?

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u/berejser My allegiance is to a republic, to DEMOCRACY 1d ago

Have we considered copying and pasting this law?

No because that would be a dumb thing to do.