Essex lorry deaths should be wake-up call for ministers, MPs say

Policies focused on closing borders counterproductive, says foreign affairs committee

The deaths of 39 people found in the back of a lorry in Essex should be wake-up call for the government to rethink its approach to migration, MPs have said.

Policies focused on closing borders will drive migrants to take more dangerous routes and push them into the hands of smugglers, the foreign affairs select committee says in a new report.

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