Immigration
Did Labour invent the ‘hostile environment’?
Michael Gove recently claimed that the concept was conceived under a Labour Home Secretary. Read
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Immigration
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
Home Office claim to have launched first Ukrainian visa scheme lacks context
Many countries taking Ukrainian refugees never required visas in the first place. Others have waived visa schemes entirely. Read
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Boris Johnson’s claims on UK accepting people fleeing conflict miss vital context
The UK has resettled more people than other European countries through resettlement schemes, but that doesn’t include hundreds of thousands of people also seeking asylum. Read
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Immigration
No evidence asylum seekers have used pets to argue against deportation
A previously debunked claim about people being granted the right to live in the UK because they own a pet here has reappeared. Read
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Immigration
Resettlement figures don’t give us the full picture on refugee numbers
It’s true that the UK has resettled the highest number of refugees since 2015, compared to other European countries. Read
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Immigration
The facts about people seeking asylum in the UK
The number of people applying for asylum in the UK looks to increase slightly this year, but the proportion who are arriving in boats across the Channel has increased significantly. Read
Analysis
Immigration
Peston claim that immigration is top public concern based on his own findings
Most recent Ipsos Mori and YouGov polls don’t list this as the public’s number one concern. Read
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Immigration
Picture of refugees on ship isn’t from WWII
A picture on Facebook misidentifies a 1991 picture as one taken during the Second World War. Read
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Immigration
No evidence one million people legally moved to Britain in 2020/2021
Turning Point UK’s claims are based on assumptions that are not supported by the official data. Read
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Immigration
No evidence Kabul airport video is faked
The fact people are not being blown over is no evidence the footage is faked, as suggested. Read
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