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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Sacked UK borders inspector tells MPs he was removed ‘for doing his job’

A seated David Neal giving evidence to the home affairs select committee
David Neal was fired last week as the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA

The UK’s sacked borders inspector has told MPs he was removed “for doing his job”, as refugee charities told the home secretary that the sacking of David Neal had left the asylum system at risk.

Neal, who was fired last week as the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, told a parliamentary committee of “shocking leadership” at the top of the Home Office.

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