GB News star Patrick Christys has delivered an impassioned response to the controversial court ruling allowing a Palestinian family to enter Britain through a Ukraine refugee scheme.
Patrick claimed the country is "committing national suicide" and expressed concern about declining safety.
"I talk to friends who are Jewish about the abject fear when they go out and about and I see ruling after ruling after ruling on things like this," he said.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to close a legal loophole after a Palestinian family was granted entry to the UK through a scheme designed for Ukrainian refugees.
During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Starmer declared: "I do not agree with the decision. She is right, it is the wrong decision."
The Labour leader said his Home Secretary was already working to close the loophole, stating: "We don't need to wait for that. We're getting on with that because we're taking control."
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The ruling centred on a family of six from Gaza who applied through the Ukraine Family Scheme to join their UK-based brother.
The British immigration judge, Hugo Norton-Taylor, overturned an initial refusal by the Home Office, citing Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights protecting family life.
The court dismissed concerns that its decision would open "floodgates" for refugees from other war zones, noting only around 150 applications had come from Gaza since the conflict began.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch hit back at Starmer's response, emphasising the judicial nature of the decision
"He talks about a decision made under the last government, it was not made by the last government, it was made by the courts," Badenoch told the Commons.
She warned: "We cannot be in a situation where we allow enormous numbers of people to exploit our laws in this way."
Starmer countered by criticising the Conservatives' immigration record, claiming they had "lost control" with "nearly a million people" entering the country.
Local growth minister Alex Norris stressed the government had "opposed at every stage" the tribunal's decision.
"We don't think it's likely to have wider ramifications in the sense it seems to be a narrow judgement on a single case," Norris told GB News.
A Home Office spokesman said they had contested the claim "rigorously" and would continue to challenge future claims that do not meet their rules.
The Palestinian family comprises parents and four children who were displaced after their home was destroyed by an airstrike.
Judge Norton-Taylor emphasised that the youngest children, aged seven and nine, face "a high risk of death or serious injury on a daily basis" in Gaza.
The family sought to join their father's brother, a British citizen who has lived in the UK since 2007.
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Patrick claimed the country is "committing national suicide" and expressed concern about declining safety.
"I talk to friends who are Jewish about the abject fear when they go out and about and I see ruling after ruling after ruling on things like this," he said.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to close a legal loophole after a Palestinian family was granted entry to the UK through a scheme designed for Ukrainian refugees.
During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Starmer declared: "I do not agree with the decision. She is right, it is the wrong decision."
The Labour leader said his Home Secretary was already working to close the loophole, stating: "We don't need to wait for that. We're getting on with that because we're taking control."
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The ruling centred on a family of six from Gaza who applied through the Ukraine Family Scheme to join their UK-based brother.
The British immigration judge, Hugo Norton-Taylor, overturned an initial refusal by the Home Office, citing Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights protecting family life.
The court dismissed concerns that its decision would open "floodgates" for refugees from other war zones, noting only around 150 applications had come from Gaza since the conflict began.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch hit back at Starmer's response, emphasising the judicial nature of the decision
"He talks about a decision made under the last government, it was not made by the last government, it was made by the courts," Badenoch told the Commons.
She warned: "We cannot be in a situation where we allow enormous numbers of people to exploit our laws in this way."
Starmer countered by criticising the Conservatives' immigration record, claiming they had "lost control" with "nearly a million people" entering the country.
Local growth minister Alex Norris stressed the government had "opposed at every stage" the tribunal's decision.
"We don't think it's likely to have wider ramifications in the sense it seems to be a narrow judgement on a single case," Norris told GB News.
A Home Office spokesman said they had contested the claim "rigorously" and would continue to challenge future claims that do not meet their rules.
The Palestinian family comprises parents and four children who were displaced after their home was destroyed by an airstrike.
Judge Norton-Taylor emphasised that the youngest children, aged seven and nine, face "a high risk of death or serious injury on a daily basis" in Gaza.
The family sought to join their father's brother, a British citizen who has lived in the UK since 2007.
Find Out More...