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Labour accused of trying to mimic Reform with migrant raid videos

Labour plans to release videos showing deportations to demonstrate a tough stance on immigration, as reported by The Times.
The UK government deported over 16,400 individuals in the last six months, the highest number since 2017, according to the Home Office.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that the government is taking action to strengthen border security and restore order to the immigration system.
Critics, including Diane Abbott, argue that Labour's approach mimics Reform UK and risks promoting division, as highlighted by the Refugee Council.

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El Pais

Starmer's hard hand against irregular immigration divides the Labour Party: videos with raids and deportations

Half a dozen parapeted officers with vests and helmets enter a house on the street, between shouting and fighting. In the next plane, two policemen grab a man sitting on a sofa in their arms, a third of whom reports that he has been arrested for illegal immigrant trafficking activities. Some media show the detainee’s face. Others hide his face with a blurry spot. In the next picture, a detainee drags his suitcase through the airport guarded by t…

13 days ago·Spain

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La Repubblica

United Kingdom, Farage flies in the polls and Starmer publishes videos of expulsions and arrests of migrants

The Labour Prime Minister, with a decline in consensus, goes on the counterattack, showing his government's hard line against illegal immigration. And 'copy' the flyers of the right and of the Brexiter leader

13 days ago·Turin, Italy

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The Independent

Labour accused of trying to mimic Reform with migrant raid videos

The government is publishing videos of raids of venues employing illegal workers as it prepares for the second reading of its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The National

Labour to release deportation videos in latest immigration crackdown

LABOUR are set to roll out videos of deportations as the party ramps up its efforts to appear tough on immigration.

14 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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lemm.ee

Labour 'immigration raid TV' idea is racist pandering to Reform

submitted by Garibaldee to uk_politics7 points | 1 commentshttps://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/02/10/labour-immigration-raid-tv/ As first reported in the Times, it seems that Keir Starmer is taking the fight right to Reform and Nigel Farage’s front door. Like some grim reality TV show, the government is planning to: publish a series of videos showing the “journey” of an illegal immigrant, from detention in early morning raids to transfer …

13 days ago

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greenparty.org.uk

Labour are "plumbing new depths" with filmed immigration raids - Green Party

Responding to the news that Labour are now publishing videos of police immigration raids, Green Party Co-Leader, Carla Denyer MP, said: “This Labour government are plumbing new depths with their plan to broadcast footage of people being detained and deported. Those involved should be searching their consciences to ask if such breath-taking cruelty is really worth it all for the sake of aping the rhetoric of Reform. The bitter irony is that follo…

13 days ago

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