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Does the government have the backbone to deliver on the Rwanda deal? Our latest analysis of the government’s Rwanda asylum deal (see summary) concludes that the policy has the potential to send a powerful message to the vile traffickers. Flying illegal immigrants coming from a safe country to Rwanda will discourage would-be migrants from

Out-of-touch political class and border control  Despite Boris Johnson promising the British public that he would honour the Brexit vote by delivering firmer borders and lower inflows at the last election, the post-Brexit immigration changes have driven a huge rise in immigration from outside the EU – with nearly a

Boris Johnson’s election promise to reduce immigration was a sham The penny is finally dropping. As we have been saying since the (Australian) points-based system (PBS) was first mooted ahead of the Brexit vote and later sold to the public in the 2019 election campaign – a loose PBS, Australian in

Rwanda deal could help stop the boats and save lives This week the government announced plans to introduce offshore processing for some of those (essentially young working-age men) who enter Britain seeking asylum without prior permission. A deal making this possible has been agreed with Rwanda and signed by the Home Secretary. Priti Patel

Send the rule-breakers back   The quest for control of our borders struggled on this week, with reports of government plans to send to Rwanda for ‘offshore’ processing those coming without permission across the English Channel in small boats. Meanwhile parliament descended into what is quaintly known as “ping pong” between the Commons and the Lords. In

More than 3,000 cross in boats in March – worst month so far in 2022  March has seen at least 3,065 people cross the Channel, the fourth highest number ever. In all, 4,555 have crossed so far in small boats in 2022, or almost four times the number that came