The UK Government plans to pay TikTokers to dissuade immigrants from crossing the English Channel, with a shortlist that includes comedians. Conservative MP Lee Anderson and political commentator Patrick O'Flynn criticize the move as a 'tawdry waste of taxpayers' money.'
'Tawdry waste of taxpayers money!' Political commentator and former MEP, Patrick O'Flynn, reacts to reports of the Home Office paying tiktok stars and influencers to warn migrants away from crossing the English Channel in an attempt to curb the numbers of illegals. https://t.co/gZchGPNv8r
'Tawdry waste of taxpayers money.' Political commentator, and former MEP, Patrick O'Flynn, reacts to reports of the Home Office paying tiktok stars and influencers to warn migrants away from crossing the English Channel in an attempt to curb the numbers of illegals. https://t.co/0F1IrGUBqC
'I sit on the Home Affairs Select Committee, if it's not working then I'll be asking certain people to come back, sit before us and explain their actions.' Conservative MP, Lee Anderson, reacts to the Home Office paying TikTokers to create content discouraging channel crossings. https://t.co/TdHuk8K0v4
Desperation: UK Govt to Pay TikTokers to Try to Convince Illegal Migrants to Stay Away https://t.co/uJBKFuqzA3
UK enlists TikTokers to tell migrants not to come to Britain https://t.co/WZrFSnKFXF
The Government are set to pay TikTokers to tell immigrants not to cross the channel. The shortlist of influencers includes ‘some comedians’, although they haven’t been very effective so far https://t.co/k2FY0vOsmb