Overview
- The home secretary will outline the package to MPs on 17 November, drawing on Danish policies to deter irregular arrivals and tighten routes to family reunion and long-term settlement.
- Ministers are preparing measures expected to curb use of ECHR Article 8 and modern slavery claims to stop removals, with proposals reported to include a one-stop process and greater weight on public safety in deportation cases.
- Home Office figures say 48,560 people have been removed since July 2024, including 36,031 voluntary and 12,529 enforced returns, with 66 charter flights used.
- PA analysis counts about 39,075 small-boat crossings so far this year as the Government cites a "one in, one out" arrangement that has returned roughly 100 people to France.
- Campaigners, including the Refugee Council, reject the notion of "asylum shopping" and warn against restrictive measures, with reports of unease among some Labour figures.