Extract from Commons statement on Major Incident in Essex - Oct 23
Thursday, 24 October 2019 08:32
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Priti Patel):
...While the nationalities of the victims are not yet known, I have
asked my officials to work closely with the investigation and to
provide all the assistance we can in these horrific circumstances.
That is on top of the joint working that is taking place already
between the police, Border Force, Immigration Enforcement,
the National Crime Agency and other law enforcement
agencies to ascertain exactly how the incident...Request free trial
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (): ...While the
nationalities of the victims are not yet known, I have asked my
officials to work closely with the investigation and to provide all
the assistance we can in these horrific circumstances. That is on
top of the joint working that is taking place already between the
police, Border Force, Immigration Enforcement,
the National Crime Agency and other law
enforcement agencies to ascertain exactly how the incident
occurred. Day in and day out, they work tirelessly to secure our
borders against a wide range of threats, including people
trafficking. We will continue to work with international partners
to keep people safe...
...I thank the right hon. Lady for her comments and
reflections following the tragic incident this morning. She was, of
course, right in a number of the points she made, such as about our
emergency service workers who are dealing with the incident on the
ground. We will work collaboratively with the investigation
teams—not just with Essex police, but with the National Crime Agency Border Force
and many others—to further the investigation into this appalling
incident...
...My hon. Friend is right to make that point. That is an
active line of inquiry in the full-on murder investigation. The
investigation is led by Essex police, working with other agencies
including the National Crime Agency and they will
be able to determine the countries of origin. I pay tribute to
Essex police for their leadership in an incredibly challenging
investigation—any police force would find such a dreadful case
deeply challenging...
...I thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions and comments. There
are a number of points to make in response. First and foremost, a
police investigation is taking place specifically into the events
in Essex today. He is right about criminality, and we work
collaboratively across all our agencies, including
the National Crime Agency and with other
police forces, including the Police Service of Northern Ireland as
a key partner. We will continue to investigate all avenues to make
sure we stop this criminality happening—stop it flourishing—and
bring its perpetrators to justice...
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