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A report from analyst Inrix revealed how bad things have got. London has become the most congested city in the world, with its drivers losing an average of 148 hours sitting in traffic each year. Next up in Britain are Cambridge (with 75 hours), Bristol, Exeter and Cheltenham (see media report). Given

On Wednesday 5 January 2022, the Prime Minister told Parliament that ‘net immigration since we took back control has gone down’ (see video). This is being economical with the truth to put it mildly. In fact, it is deeply misleading. No official net migration figures have yet been published for the period since

Below is the transcript from the speech by Lord Green of Deddington, President of Migration Watch UK, in the House of Lords yesterday during the 2nd reading of the Nationality and Borders Bill. https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2022-01-05/debates/5565C246-FDC7-4A38-86E8-52825DE21125/NationalityAndBordersBillLord Green of Deddington My Lords I declare a non-financial interest as president of Migration Watch. Your Lordships

Note: To see the shorter summary of this paper, click here. You can also read coverage of this paper in Metro, Daily Telegraph, The Sunand The Times. 1. A freedom of information release shows that nearly 2,000 fraudulent identity documents are presented to Border Force staff per year (totaling 21,256 between 2010 and 2020)[i] – see Figure 1

A freedom of information release shows that nearly 2,000 fraudulent identity documents are presented to Border Force staff per year (totaling 21,256 between 2010 to 2020). The number recorded in 2019 was the 4th highest for the period (after a 2014-2016 peak) with 2,134 such documents presented before a notable drop as air

Asylum claims are running at 44,000 per year when main applicants and dependants are considered (year to September 2021 – Home Office data). Former senior diplomat Lord Kerr of of Kinlochard claims that asylum claims are at half the level of 20 years ago (Lords Hansard 25 Nov 2021 Col