Sunak weakening "crucial protections for victims of human trafficking" 

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Responding to the Prime Minister's statement on migration, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said: 

"We all want to stop the dangerous Channel crossings and tackle the evil gangs who profit from people smuggling and human trafficking. The problem is, everything this Conservative Government has done has only made it worse.

"Weakening crucial protections for victims of human trafficking and modern slavery will do nothing to tackle the asylum backlog or stop dangerous Channel crossings. It will only hand more power to the traffickers and slavers.

"The UK has a proud history of providing sanctuary to people fleeing war and persecution. The Government must uphold that important British tradition."

ENDS