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Reform UK Split on Deportations, Labour Cites 171k Drop

5/26/2026

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Reform UK’s immigration team split as Zia Yusuf said social-housing residents would be deported, while Robert Jenrick said they would not be automatically removed.
Labour immigration minister Mike Tapp accused Reform UK of fabricating its policy and cited the Office for National Statistics net-migration drop to 171,000 in the year to December 2025.
Mike Tapp also noted criticism after a Makerfield by-election candidate made lewd comments.

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Reform UK’s immigration team split as Zia Yusuf said social-housing residents would be deported, while Robert Jenrick said they would not be automatically removed.
Labour immigration minister Mike Tapp accused Reform UK of fabricating its policy and cited the Office for National Statistics net-migration drop to 171,000 in the year to December 2025.
Mike Tapp also noted criticism after a Makerfield by-election candidate made lewd comments.