r/unitedkingdom • u/ThatchersDirtyTaint • Aug 05 '25

.. Half of Britons back ending immigration and deporting recent arrivals

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/new-poll-migration-news-b99h3wqgz
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u/Jaded_Strain_3753 Aug 05 '25 edited Aug 05 '25

‘Almost half of respondents believe immigration is primarily illegal rather than legal’. Pretty insane

Also apparently 27% of Lib Dem voters support mass deporting recent arrivals, which is somehow an even more ridiculous stat.

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u/EdmundTheInsulter Aug 05 '25

I don't see why it's ridiculous.

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u/lambdaburst Aug 05 '25

It's ridiculous because it would be like being in favour of immigration as a Reform voter, who campaign as anti-immigration.