The SNP has said “independence is the only way Scotland can build a fair and humane asylum system” – after both the Tories and pro-Brexit Labour committed to housing asylum seekers on barges.
The SNP’s Justice and Immigration spokesperson, Stuart McDonald MP, has warned that Labour have once again shown “how indistinguishable they are from the Tories” by supporting the policy – and that “only the SNP are offering voters a real alternative with independence”.
It follows Keir Starmer’s decision to support the Tories stance on the two-child benefit cap, rape clause and bedroom tax.
Commenting, Stuart McDonald MP said:
“Labour has, once again, demonstrated how indistinguishable they are from the Tories by supporting their abhorrent asylum policy.
“Instead of treating those fleeing war-torn countries or places where they face persecution as criminals, the Tories and pro-Brexit Labour should be treating these individuals as victims – which is exactly what they are.
“This stance from both the Tories and pro-Brexit Labour underlines that independence is the only way Scotland can build a fair and humane asylum system.
“At the next election, only the SNP are offering voters a real alternative with independence – which would put dignity and fairness at the heart of our new, independent country.”