‘Does she want refugees to drown?’: India Willoughby sparks outrage by urging the government to ‘put up a barbed wire fence like Trump’ to stop migrants entering the country
India Willoughby sparked outrage when she claimed we should ‘go down the Trump route’ in order to stop migrants entering the UK.
Appearing on This Morning on Monday, transgender TV presenter India, 53, said the government should put up barbed wire in order to control the situation.
Her words come amid Her words come amid a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Channel during recent warm summer weather.
You what? India Willoughby sparked outrage on This Morning on Monday for urging the government to ‘put up a barbed wire fence like Trump’ to stop migrants entering the country
On Thursday, 235 people were brought ashore, a record number for a single day.
More than 650 have arrived so far in August, including babies and unaccompanied children.
India said: ‘Thank God for Nigel Farage! I’ll say it. The fact the French are escorting them over is awful. We’ve got Brexit and we’re leaving the EU.
‘We should take control. I think it’s £100million we’ve spent on this problem. I’d go down the Trump route.
Outrageous: President Trump famously said at a Montana rally in November 2018 that the barbed wire installed on the U.S.-Mexico border was ‘beautiful’ (pictured on August 9)
‘Why not have a nice spikey barbed wire fence somewhere on the channel? Instead of using the English channel, they should use the legal channel.’
She continued: ‘I’m not against immigration, I’m all for it. But illegally, it’s ludicrous. It’s out of hand and people are fed up.
TV host Matthew Wright said: ‘We’ve helped draft the UN guidelines on refugees and if people don’t feel safe and want to come to this country, they are allowed to do so.’
India added: ‘Not illegally though.’
India said: ‘Why not have a nice spikey barbed wire fence somewhere on the channel? Instead of using the English channel, they should use the legal channel’
President Trump famously said at a Montana rally in November 2018 that the barbed wire installed on the U.S.-Mexico border was ‘beautiful.’
Meanwhile, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has said the Royal Navy could be called in to prevent boats reaching U.K. waters, though other senior officials and politicians say that would be impractical and potentially dangerous because small boats could capsize if they are forced back to the French shore.
Human rights groups have criticized the British government´s harsh rhetoric and said asylum-seekers should be given safe routes to reach the U.K.
And following India’s words on Monday, This Morning viewers took to Twitter to slam her words, calling her unsympathetic to the plight of migrants.
TV host Matthew Wright said: ‘We’ve helped draft the UN guidelines on refugees and if people don’t feel safe and want to come to this country, they are allowed to do so’
Different view: Matthew wrote after the show that while he didn’t agree with India, it’s right that she should have her say
They wrote: ‘These people don’t flee from war etc because they want to come here, they flee because they don’t have any choice.’
‘My apologies ‘This Morning’ – was India Willoughby calling for refugees to essentially drown…’
‘India Willoughby is vile. I couldn’t believe what she has just said. Enough is enough, that was unforgivable.’
Not with her: Many viewers thought that India’s comments were inexcusabke saying she seems to want refugees to drown
‘@thismorning after the disgraceful remarks made by India Willoughby I will never tune in to this programme ever again.Does she realise how racist she sounds. Really disgusted.’
Some agreed with her point and wrote: ‘Well said @IndiaWilloughby economic illegals that have travelled through so many safe countries.’
‘About time someone spoke sense on TV regarding this matter. Well done India.’
A third wrote: ‘Well done, I thought you were great.’
Mixed opinion: Others agreed and said that India had a right to speak her mind