This morning the Home Office released data on Entry Clearance Visas awarded in 2023. They’re claiming that the government’s  “plan is working” to reduce migration, pin-pointing that enforced returns were up by two thirds. Don’t trust the spin…

Despite asylum applications decreasing by 17% since 2022, the government granted asylum to a record-high of 62,336 individuals. Centre for Migration Control took a look at the stats, and found that a record 1.395 million people were given visas last year. The number of small boats may be down, though increasing visas awarded sort of cancels that out…