EU Immigration Deal Could Land UK With More Migrants Than Could Be Removed, Says Think Tank

In analysis of Labour’s proposed Brussels deal to cope with the small boats crisis, Migrant Watch UK said the EU immigration policy could exacerbate the issue.

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer addresses the Labour Party Women's Conference 2023 in Liverpool on Oct. 7, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA

A Labour Party proposed “returns deal' with the European Union to manage the small boats crisis could result in the UK receiving a higher number of illegal immigrants than it could return, analysis by a British think-tank suggests.

Migration Watch said the party’s asylum policy proposals “may exacerbate” the problem and could pose significant challenges for immigration control.