Jacob Rees-Mogg claims people ‘self-harm to get asylum’

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Jacob Rees-Mogg claims border officials are struggling with which asylum cases are ‘genuine’, amid claims of people ‘pretending to be gay’ to come into the UK.

“People will certainly answer questions to what maximises their chances”, he insisted to Sky News.

“Some people self-harm to get asylum.”