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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jill Lawless

UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration

Migration Britain - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The British government on Monday touted its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K.

What’s billed as a “blitz on illegal working” is part of a pledge by the center-left Labour government to reduce immigration -– a priority for many voters -– and stop the growing popularity of the hard-right party Reform U.K.

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