Scott Benton
We’ve fact checked Scott Benton three times.
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We’ve fact checked Scott Benton three times
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No evidence ‘vast majority’ of people crossing Channel in small boats are economic migrants
The vast majority of people coming across the Channel are economic migrants, they are not asylum seekers. The vast majority are men between the ages of 18 and 40 coming from Iraq and Iran primarily.
Scott Benton, 28 March 2022
Numbers ‘in work’ not yet back to pre-pandemic levels
This Government have presided over a jobs miracle, and it is remarkable to think that there are more people in work now than before the pandemic, with the number of employees on payroll at a record high.
Scott Benton, 16 March 2022
No evidence asylum seekers have used pets to argue against deportation
Article Eight expresses a right to private and family life. And what we have seen is asylum seekers, quote, they have a cat or a dog at home that constitutes their family life. And as a consequence of this, their removal from this country should be halted. Theresa May, when she was Prime Minister, highlighted this many years ago
Scott Benton, 7 December 2021
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