A law allowing the deportation of illegal migrants and effectively banning them from claiming asylum could be introduced by the home secretary as she unveils plans for another “crack down” on Channel crossings.
In her first major speech to the Conservative Party conference, Suella Braverman is expected to set out proposals for legislation that will go further than the Nationality and Borders Act.
At the event in Birmingham, she will outline how to make “use of the powers” in the current legislation and pledge to “use every tool” at the government’s disposal to stop illegal migrants from crossing the Channel.
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Under the Nationality and Borders Act, which was introduced in June by former home secretary Priti Patel, people entering the UK illegally or overstaying a visa face up to four years in prison.
Asylum claims from those travelling through “safe” third countries, such as France, are…
