Smuggled: Channel 4 defends itself after Home Office criticism
It had initially been scheduled for broadcast on 28 October but was pushed back by a week after the 39 people, later confirmed as Vietnamese, were discovered in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Grays, Essex, on 23 October.Image copyrightA spokeswoman for the Home Office said"broadcasting this programme so soon after the tragic incident at Grays is both insensitive and irresponsible".
"Doing so can encourage them to exploit our border for profit, risking the lives of vulnerable, desperate people as they do so.""Congratulations on the most insensitive program [sic] of the year Channel 4," one person wrote on Twitter, while another asked:"Poorly timed or just in poor taste, who knows?""fascinating", saying:"And it's making me think about the 39, and countless others. That's good.
"Filmed this summer, the programmes question the security of UK borders and give the viewing public a much broader insight into an important issue facing this country - which is part of our remit as a public service broadcaster.
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