Mike Tapp: ‘I'll never insult or belittle someone who votes Reform'
Where others Labour MPs prevaricate on immigration, Tapp supports 'return hubs' (for failed asylum seekers). He finds merit in Denmark's deportation model, arguably the most hardline in Europe. It includes the confiscation of asylum seeker's cash or jewellery over a value of 10,000 Danish Kroner (around £1,100) to pay for their stay in the country. Tapp doesn't want to leave the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights), but he does acknowledge public impatience with Britain's immigration policies. 'It takes time,' he says. 'But Rwanda isn't the answer.'
Only time will tell whether his plain-speaking approach will work. At the 2024 election, he beat his Reform rival by over 7,000 votes.
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