Labour MP and European Parliament candidate Deborah Schembri says she would have felt uncomfortable had the government gone ahead and 'pushed back' irregular migrants.

She appreciated, however, that this was a tactic aimed at drawing attention to the strain on a small nation which immigration could cause.

See the interview in the clip above.

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