Rejected petition Stop legal aid to anyone who arrives in the country illegally

Entering the uk without I.d or a passport is illegal so why should anyone who arrives in the country illegally be able to claim asylum using legal aid when it's the taxpayers money when we don't know who they are?

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Stop using taxpayers money to fund legal aid to anyone entering the country illegally

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/627168

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Date submitted 3 December 2022
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