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Mr Obnoxious

Tony Smith on Immigration Policies, Terrorism, Security, and Global Trends - PM037

Mr Obnoxious

Peter McCormack

Technology, News, Politics, Money, Investing, Finance, Bitcoin

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Former Head of the UK Border Force, Tony Smith, pulls back the curtain on the hidden complexities of immigration and border control.

In this interview, Tony explains how policy, security, and global trends shape the UK’s borders. From asylum seekers and illegal immigration to the economic and social impact of migration, we dive into the challenges of managing a modern border. Tony also shares insights into controversial policies like the Rwanda Plan and the UK’s approach to human rights and deportations.

Transcript

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So the border is a bit like an iceberg.

0:02.0

Lots of people think they know everything about the border

0:04.0

because they got on a plane once and had to show their passport to somebody.

0:06.0

But there's a huge amount going on that people don't see.

0:09.0

That I would know about, obviously, in others working in the home office now.

0:13.0

Of course, policy and government is that you can't talk about this stuff.

0:15.0

If you are working in the home office or you're working in the border force, all the police really, you can't

0:21.6

come and have this sort of chat with you. The government will release the information it wants to

0:25.3

release. The journalists will scrutinize that and want to dig beneath it and find out for one

0:32.0

reason or another world, actually, is that real or is that true? So I do detect a huge amount of political spin in the area of immigration.

0:40.3

I think so that's really quite important that you get back to facts.

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