Illegal working arrests double in two years, Home Office says
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: "This surge in enforcement activity takes us to the highest level in British history. The party pledged to fine large firms up to 10% of their global revenues and make chief executives and directors criminally liable for illegal working. Responding to the new figures, Reform's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said: "The British public can see the scourge of illegal working growing all around them.
- ▪Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: "This surge in enforcement activity takes us to the highest level in British history.
- ▪The party pledged to fine large firms up to 10% of their global revenues and make chief executives and directors criminally liable for illegal working.
- ▪Responding to the new figures, Reform's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf said: "The British public can see the scourge of illegal working growing all around them.
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Illegal working arrests double in two years, Home Office saysImage source, PA MediaByJames GregoryPolitical reporterPublished2 minutes agoArrests of migrants working illegally in the UK have doubled since Labour has been in government, the Home Office has said.It said more than 17,000 arrests had been made since July 2024, a 122% increase on the previous two years, with a record number of immigration raids and arrests in the last six months. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: "This surge in enforcement activity takes us to the highest level in British history.
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