PRITI PATEL’S plan to deny asylum to people who arrive in Britain illegally is “unlawful” and risks “breaking international law,” lawyers and human rights groups said today.

In a speech to the Conservative Party’s virtual conference today, the Home Secretary announced plans for the biggest overhaul of the asylum system in decades.

The current system is “fundamentally broken,” she said, as she launched plans to replace it with a “fair and firm” one.