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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Lynch

UK strikes deal to more swiftly deport illegal migrants back to Vietnam

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) with general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam at 10 Downing Street (Leon Neal/PA) - (PA Wire)

Vietnamese migrants with no right to be in the UK will be fast-tracked for deportation under a new agreement with the country, Downing Street has announced.

The deal is the strongest Vietnam’s government has agreed with another country on migration, and could potentially result in four times as many Vietnamese nationals with no ground to stay in Britain being returned, according to No 10.

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