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flag Green Party leader Zack Polanski condemned UK-funded Calais border enforcement, urging compassion for migrants amid human rights debate.

flag Green Party leader Zack Polanski released a Christmas Day message criticizing the UK’s £476 million spending on Calais border enforcement, urging a shift toward compassionate migrant support. flag Filmed during a visit to the French port, his video showed French police—funded by UK money—destroying shelters and seizing supplies. flag Polanski condemned the demonization of asylum seekers, called for reallocation of funds to aid groups like Calais Appeal, and challenged political rhetoric framing migration as a threat. flag His message, released alongside King Charles’s speech, highlighted ongoing debate over the UK’s potential exit from the European Convention on Human Rights and drew both support and criticism.

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