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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Boris Johnson needs to take responsibility for immigration spike, says former right-hand man

Boris Johnson is to blame for “throwing open” the UK’s borders and must take responsibility for the spike in legal immigration after Covid, his former right-hand man has said.

Danny Kruger, who last month became Reform’s newest MP after defecting from the Conservatives, has previously praised Mr Johnson for leading the country out of the EU, even describing the former prime minister as a “hero”.

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