The Home Office is launching a fresh wave of immigration raids for illegal working and boasting of record numbers of deportations as Labour attempts to counter the growing political threat from Reform UK.
Home Office launches new immigration raids as it vaunts deportation numbers Labour’s boasts about tough immigration stance prompt disquiet in party as it attempts to counter Reform threat.
However, the approach is fuelling disquiet on the Labour benches with concerns the government could return to the “hostile environment” for irregular migrants fostered by Theresa May as home secretary, which resulted in “go home” billboards being driven around cities.
Government sources said that many of those who come to the UK and end up working illegally are “sold false promises” about their ability to live and work in the UK, then risk their lives by crossing on a small boat.
There has been a 38% rise in visits to workplaces where people are working illegally and arrests in the last six months, compared with the same period 12 months before, according to the Home Office, although it did not provide a breakdown of the figures.
