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Originally Posted by Russ

Really? From my recollection, they deported more illegals in 6 months than the Tories did in the previous 12 months

Might this below be the truth around the government's boast:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyw8jw11jwo

Sir Keir Starmer has highlighted his government efforts to tackle illegal immigration, saying: "We've returned more than 24,000 people who have no right to be here."

He was speaking at an international summit in London aimed at tackling people-smuggling gangs.

The Home Office has also posted a video on X, showing people being escorted onto planes by immigration enforcement officials, with the words: "we have removed more than 24,000 people".

But the claim is misleading. The government's latest figures show that only 6,339 of these were "enforced returns"., external The majority were "voluntary returns" - and a significant number of these happen without the government's direct involvement or even knowledge.