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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Pippa Crerar, Diane Taylor and Peter Walker

Home Office launches new immigration raids as it vaunts deportation numbers

Home secretary Yvette Cooper.
Home secretary Yvette Cooper. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

The Home Office is launching a fresh wave of immigration raids for illegal working and boasting of record numbers of deportations as Labour attempts to counter the growing political threat from Reform UK.

Ahead of the second reading of the new border security bill today, officials announced that both illegal working visits and arrests since Labour came to power had soared by about 38% compared with the previous 12 months.

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