James Cook
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1,779 appearances
16 recordings
3 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 19 Sep
James Cook’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Tell newscasters who maybe didn't see that, maybe some newscasters did, but what did Nigel Farage and others have to say?
Well, let's have a listen to Zia Youssef, the Home Affairs Spokesperson for Reform UK, speaking on the BBC's Today programme on Radio 4 earlier today about this topic.
I suppose there's a big, well, a couple of, lots of questions.
There's a big, there's a couple, there's lots.
There are many questions, Henry, here.
Many questions.
I suppose one of them is, is this lawful under international law?
I mean, am I right in saying that the general, most lawyers' understanding of international conventions is that you just can't take someone back to another country without their permission?
Is that right?
Yeah.
And one of those questions is about the practicality of this.
Downing Street has said...
that Border Patrol officers are the best suited candidates to deal with such operations, dealing with small boat crossings.
And I'll just, you know, we've got a bit of a statement from Downing Street.
Let me just read you a couple of bits of it.
You've heard it, Henry, and maybe some newscasters have too.
But just to recap, Downing Street said when the Royal Navy had primacy for these small boat crossings...
In 2022, there was no reduction during that period.
It says the Royal Navy is already tackling many threats, including monitoring Russian warships, for example, protecting our waters, critical national infrastructure.
And it goes on to talk in detail about how Border Patrol officers in Downing Street's view have significant capabilities and skills that make them the best suited candidate.
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