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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Finland resident who is top pick for UK borders watchdog ‘meets job criteria’

John Tuckett would work from the UK full-time for the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration position (PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government’s top candidate to become Britain’s new borders watchdog, who lives in Finland, “meets the criteria” for the job but should work most of the time in the UK, MPs have said.

Questions were raised about the working arrangements for John Tuckett, who is currently serving as immigration services commissioner, after he told MPs he has a family home in Finland and travels to the UK for work when he needs to.

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