Labour government says more people working illegally are being arrested and deported – UK politics live
Norfolk police said two men in their 40s were arrested last night while some of the asylum seekers had to be escorted from homes as a result of the unrest. Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme, Norfolk chief constable Paul Sanford said officers were “subjected to significant aggression”, with one hit with a rock, one bitten and another spat at. The government is also under pressure to review the potential early release of two of the men who killed PC Andrew Harper.
- ▪Norfolk police said two men in their 40s were arrested last night while some of the asylum seekers had to be escorted from homes as a result of the unrest.
- ▪Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme, Norfolk chief constable Paul Sanford said officers were “subjected to significant aggression”, with one hit with a rock, one bitten and another spat at.
- ▪The government is also under pressure to review the potential early release of two of the men who killed PC Andrew Harper.
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05.28 EDTGovernment says more people working illegally are being arrested and deportedMorning and welcome to our UK politics blog.The government said more arrests are being made for illegal working, with Home Office figures showing more than 17,000 people have been arrested since the July 2024 general election – more than double the number recorded in the previous two-year period.Of those arrested, 2,357 people have been deported, according to the Home Office, a 50% increase compared with the number returned between July 2022 and June 2024.Commenting on those numbers on the media round this morning, the border security and asylum minister Anna Turley said it was “the highest levels in British history”.“We’re sending a message that if you think you can come to this country and work…
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