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Your statement is flat-out wrong and misleads on how asylum works in the UK. The 1951 Refugee Convention doesn’t explicitly require asylum seekers to claim protection in the first safe country, but UK law and international agreements impose strict barriers, directly contradicting your claim that “nothing” stops them.The UK’s Nationality and Borders Act 2022, Section 80B, allows the Home Office to declare asylum claims inadmissible if the claimant passed through a safe third country, like France, where they could have sought asylum. The Illegal Migration Act 2023 goes further, barring claims from those entering irregularly via safe countries. Post-Brexit, the UK uses bilateral agreements, like the UK-France Joint Action Plan (2020) and the Sandhurst Treaty (2018), to cooperate on border control and return asylum seekers to safe countries like France, undermining your claim of unrestricted movement.Saying “relatives here” justifies bypassing safe countries doesn’t hold water. UK courts, in cases like R (Bajratari) v Secretary of State [2019], consistently rule that skipping safe countries without compelling reasons—like immediate danger—damages a claim’s credibility. Family reunification is a narrow exception, mainly for unaccompanied minors under strict Home Office rules, not a free pass for all.The UK’s border enforcement—Channel patrols, detentions at places like Manston, and the Rwanda plan (despite legal hurdles)—shows clear obstacles to “just waltzing in.” In 2023, over 29,000 small boat arrivals faced processing or removal, proving your “nothing” claim is nonsense.Your statement ignores UK laws, bilateral agreements, and practical measures designed to stop asylum seekers from bypassing safe countries. Pretending otherwise is simply not true.