The UK government on Sunday announced increased fines for employers and landlords who allow migrants without papers to work for them or rent their properties, as part of measures to deter migrant arrivals. | AFP
Fines for landlords will rise from £1,000 per occupier to a maximum of £10,000, with fines for lodgers also increasing.Landlords and employers are required to check the elegibility of their employees and tenants.
“Making it harder for illegal migrants to work and operate in the UK is vital to deterring dangerous, unnecessary small boat crossings,” Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who became leader last October, has pledged to stop the thousands of migrants crossing the Channel following an uptick in arrivals.
London also wants to reduce the cost of hotel accommodation for asylum seekers waiting for their claims to be processed, and has suggested the use of disused military bases, barges and even tents. Jenrick told Sky News on Sunday that the first asylum seekers would arrive on the barge “in the coming days” and assured that the facility is safe.
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