Reform MP’s outrageous claim about Afghan and Eritrean asylum seekers fact checked on-air

Reform MP’s outrageous claim about Afghan and Eritrean asylum seekers fact checked on-air

Yet another Reform UK MP has been found to be peddling untruths and outrageous claims in a bid to whip up fears over asylum seekers, although this time a BBC journalist fact-checked their claims live on-air. Reform MP Sarah Pochin claimed on BBC Politics Live that it was ‘a fact’ that Afghans and Eritreans are more likely to carry out sexual assaults. She said: “It’s a fact that this particular element, particularly Afghan, particularly Eritrean…