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A former Border Force boss has launched a scathing attack on Keir Starmer\u2019s plans to strike a new migrant deal with the EU saying he is “living on another planet” if he thinks it will happen.<\/p>\n
Sir Keir\u2019s first migration proposals emerged last week, with Labour pledging to take in more migrants from the EU in return for a new borders deal with Brussels.<\/p>\n
This comes despite the EU already rejecting a returns agreement with the Government as Labour believes they can do a deal on the grounds of offering to be more generous in accepting Britain\u2019s fair share of migrants.<\/p>\n
And now former Border Force boss Kevin Saunders has slammed the prospect of it happening to host Julia Hartley-Brewer on Talk TV this morning (Monday, September 18.)<\/p>\n
Julia said: \u201cWhat did you make of such as we know the details of Keir Starmer\u2019s plan to do a deal with the EU and make nicey nicey with his bromance partner Emmanuel Macron but it won\u2019t involve us taking any quota of migrants from the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Keir Starmer blow as EU expert says his renegotiation plan is \u2018delusional\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Under the plans Labour would scrap the current Rwanda deportation deal and use the cash to funnel around \u00a3160million into the National Crime Agency.<\/p>\n Mr Saunders was scathing in his criticism of the Labour leader.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cHe\u2019s got more chance of plaiting fog.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s just no way on God\u2019s earth that he\u2019s going to do a deal with the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair discussed the huge numbers of migrants arriving on the Italian Island of Lampedusa, which has declared a state of emergency.<\/p>\n DON’T MISS: <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n The tiny island off Sicily has been engulfed with thousands of migrants in 48 hours which has more than doubled its population.<\/p>\n Mr Saunders said: \u201cItaly has taken 123,000 this year and the UK have taken 20 – 22,000, something like that, so realistically the numbers don\u2019t add up.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd there\u2019s no way the Europeans are going to say to Keir Starmer \u2018you good old boy, we\u2019ll do you a deal while we\u2019re taking those numbers’ so he\u2019s not living on the same planet as the rest of us.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cMacron has already said to the Prime Minister it\u2019s not up to France to negotiate a returns agreement, it\u2019s up to the EU – which is a very nice side step for Macron because he\u2019s said \u2018I\u2019m a nice guy\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile the Tories have also launched a blistering attack on the Labour leader\u2019s new proposals warning it will result in as many as 100,000 new migrants entering Britain every single year.<\/p>\n Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said their plan is a \u201crecipe for even more illegal migration\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIf they\u2019re not campaigning to allow illegal migrants to stay, Labour are lobbying for even greater incentives for migrants to come here illegally from the safety of France.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe truth is Labour are totally unprepared to make the tough, but necessary decisions to stop the boats.<\/p>\n \u201cThey treat the valid concerns of the British public with utter disdain.”<\/p>\n The figures being pushed by the Tories this morning come from a Council of the EU document, published in June this year, around the proposal for regulating asylum and migration management.<\/p>\n Clause 31 of the document says that distribution of migrants within an EU sharing arrangement, like Sir Keir wants to enter, would be based \u201con the size of the population and the economy of the Member State\u201d.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Ex-border-force-boss-Kevin-Saunders-say-s-Keir-has-more-chance-of-plaiting-fog-4965541.jpg?r=1695046368897\")
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