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

Sacked UK borders watchdog says home secretary must shake up his department or risk security breaches

David Neal, former Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration giving evidence to the Home Office Select Committee in the House of Commons.
David Neal giving evidence to the Home Office Select Committee on Tuesday. Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA

The UK’s sacked borders watchdog has urged James Cleverly to shake up the Home Office or risk further major security breaches amid warnings that key immigration policies including plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda will now lack oversight.

David Neal, who was fired last week as the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, said that ministers will have to “depend on the judgment of senior officials who in the past failed to expose security risks” because no one has been recruited to replace him and scrutinise the department.

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