Abstract
On August 11th 2021, Labour MP Diane Abbott the former UK Shadow Home Secretary (and first Black woman
to be elected to parliament in 1987) in a media interview denounced the British government’s sanctioning of
yet another deportation flight to Jamaica on that very day (2021, August 11) 11th August, 2021) as a “shambles.”
Noting the impact of last minute legal interventions by immigration lawyers, migrant’s rights campaigners and
anti-deportation advocates, the Labour MP stated: "Well, what we know is originally there were meant to be 90
people on the flight, and it cost £300,000 altogether. But in the end […] only seven people flew off and that cost
us as a country, £43,000 per person. So the first thing we know about it is it’s a shambles."
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Abstract
On August 11th 2021, Labour MP Diane Abbott the former UK Shadow Home Secretary (and first Black woman
to be elected to parliament in 1987) in a media interview denounced the British government’s sanctioning of
yet another deportation flight to Jamaica on that very day (2021, August 11) 11th August, 2021) as a “shambles.”
Noting the impact of last minute legal interventions by immigration lawyers, migrant’s rights campaigners and
anti-deportation advocates, the Labour MP stated: "Well, what we know is originally there were meant to be 90
people on the flight, and it cost £300,000 altogether. But in the end […] only seven people flew off and that cost
us as a country, £43,000 per person. So the first thing we know about it is it’s a shambles."
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Migration Sociology |
| Journal Section | Book Reviews |
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| Publication Date | November 30, 2021 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 |
