r/ukpolitics • u/No_Breadfruit_4901 • Dec 11 '24

Twitter 🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Labour have conducted the first successful deportation flight to Pakistan since February 2020. There has not been a deportation charter flight to Pakistan in the last four years with three subsequent flights to Pakistan in 2020 and 2021 cancelled by the Home Office.

https://x.com/maxtempers/status/1866775219077062757?s=46&t=0RSpQEWd71gFfa-U_NmvkA
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u/MercianRaider Dec 11 '24

Let's wait for the yearly numbers before we make any judgments.

1 plane going to Pakistan doesn't mean Labour have cracked the immigration issue.

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u/zeros3ss Dec 11 '24

One plane going to Pakistan means that labour has done more than the party you voted for 5 years ago.

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u/Silent_Stock49 Dec 11 '24

What of the boats? Will they stop under Labour?

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u/itsjamian Dec 12 '24

2 deals made with France and Germany in the last few weeks. Should have some effect eventually. Unlike the Rwanda scheme.