Petition · past parliament
Call in the military!
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We have seen the boats arriving at our borders.
An Ex-Chief Immigration Officer has urged that the military should be brought in to manage the crisis in the Channel.
An Ex-Chief Immigration Officer has urged that the military should be brought in to manage the crisis in the Channel.
It comes as retired immigration official Kevin Saunders told GB News that the military should be called in because Border Force is just 'operating a collection service from the Channel'.
He said: 'We've got to do something. I think probably we've now reached the point where we need to bring the military in to help us. All really Border Force are doing is operating a collection service from the Channel. We need to stop these people".
Bring in the military to deal with the crisis at our borders
He said: 'We've got to do something. I think probably we've now reached the point where we need to bring the military in to help us. All really Border Force are doing is operating a collection service from the Channel. We need to stop these people".
Bring in the military to deal with the crisis at our borders
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Jul 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Jul 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.