One million migrants are living in Britain illegally and will never be deported, claims former Border Agency chief
Rob Whiteman suggests that the problem is now too big for UK to tackle
He said: 'The government does not have the resources or political levers to deport hundreds of thousands of people.’
Britain's border security 'under-resourced', according to MP's report
Just three Border Force patrol boats protecting 7,000 miles of coastline
The report calls for Navy warships to guard small ports and UK beaches
By Martin Robinson, Uk Chief Reporter For Mailonline
Published: 01:50 EST, 3 August 2016 | Updated: 04:02 EST, 3 August 2016
One million migrants may be living in Britain illegally and there is little chance of deporting them, according to a former head of the UK Border Agency Rob Whiteman, pictured
One million migrants may be living in Britain illegally and there is little chance of deporting them, according to a former head of the UK Border Agency.
The figure is more than a third higher than some previous estimates and it will lead to questions over Theresa May’s immigration policy while she was home secretary.
While the EU debate focused on controlling numbers of legal migrants from the continent, Rob Whiteman, former chief executive of the UK Border Agency, has said more attention needs to be paid to the large number of illegal workers.
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