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The new Home Office pamphlet telling illegal migrants not to rape Brits is ‘right’ and ‘important’, Lucy Powell told the country this morning. The Education Secretary appeared to have no qualms about the guidance, which has sparked fury across the country. According to Powell, the government must be ‘absolutely clear with people’ that cultural norms here may differ from those in their home countries – and it is only right that ministers explain the rule of law while migrants enjoy taxpayer-funded hospitality.
The Education Secretary told LBC: ‘I think it’s it’s pretty straightforward that we should be explaining to people and being clear about the the expectations, the rule of law in this country.
‘People coming from other countries do have different cultures, and we have to be absolutely clear with people of how much we abide by the rule of law in this country, what the rule of law is about, and that if people break those laws, they will be treated very harshly. They will be deported. They would have any claim to asylum completely squashed at that at that point as well.
‘So it’s I think it’s right that people understand the expectations and the consequences if they break the law in this country, and that’s something that we have to constantly educate lots of people about, and and that’s important that we do so.’
