Get the facts on border control

28 November 2018

What does the latest Brexit deal mean for immigration?

If parliament approves the withdrawal agreement negotiated by the UK and EU, the plan is for free movement of people between the UK and EU to end in 2021.

9 May 2018

Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?

There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work.

27 April 2018

How immigration law changed for Commonwealth citizens

Theresa May, Diane Abbott and the Immigration Act 2014

27 April 2018

What was known about Windrush in 2014?

In 2014, a report included stories from members of the Windrush generation facing difficulties proving their immigration status. We don’t know whether Theresa May saw it, but the Home Office did.

26 February 2018

Trade across the Irish border

Trade across the Irish border was worth at least £5 billion in 2016.

19 January 2018

How much is the UK spending on security at Calais?

The UK and France have cooperated on border controls around French ports for years. How much do we spend on doing so?

30 January 2017

How many people overstay their visas?

We can't find a record of the Brexit Secretary saying this, as has been claimed - but whether he made this claim or not, it's true.

25 October 2016

We aren't spending £36m just to close the Calais 'jungle'

The UK has committed £36 million to “maintain security” in Calais. Some of this money will be used to close the ‘Jungle’ camp, but some is also being spent on border security and keeping child migrant

24 October 2016

Do 74 people try to enter the UK illegally every day?

There were 164,000 attempts to cross into the UK made between 2010 and 2015, although these figures don’t correspond to individual people.

23 September 2016

Can we be part of the single market and control immigration?

We don't know what the future arrangements for the UK will be as this will depend on the deal that is reached between the government and the EU.

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Border control

What does the latest Brexit deal mean for immigration?

Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?

How immigration law changed for Commonwealth citizens

What was known about Windrush in 2014?

Trade across the Irish border

How much is the UK spending on security at Calais?

How many people overstay their visas?

We aren't spending £36m just to close the Calais 'jungle'

Do 74 people try to enter the UK illegally every day?

Can we be part of the single market and control immigration?

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