Martin Daubney clashes with human rights lawyer over cracking down on ‘mega dinghy’ online market: ‘This is fantasy land!’
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Martin Daubney clashes with human rights lawyer over cracking down on ‘mega dinghy' online market: ‘This is fantasy land!'.
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Martin Daubney has clashed with human rights lawyer Shoaib Khan on how to crack down on online ‘mega dinghy" markets that could be supplying people smugglers.
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The pair locked horns over whether increasingly large inflatable boats advertised online should be targeted as part of efforts to tackle Channel crossings.Mr Khan questioned whether the sale of such boats should automatically be treated as suspicious."I'm not sure how sensible that really is," he said, arguing simply seeing an advertisement did not prove the craft was intended for criminal activity.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say An incredulous Martin hit back, questioning whether anyone genuinely believed the huge vessels were being bought for recreational purposes."So you think these lads are just going out for a little spot of fishing in the English Channel, do you?" he asked.The GB News host pointed to 15-metre dinghies capable of carrying huge numbers of people, arguing their emergence was closely linked to the Channel...
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