Starmer told to ‘answer one simple question’ has Labour deported those who arrived on boats

Reform MP Lee Anderson ripped into Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) asking who he has deported out of the UK.

Anderson accused the Prime Minister of misleading Parliament with his “suspicious” claims he has deported 24,000 people from the UK since he took office.

Anderson asked Starmer in the House of Commons, “This Prime Minister keeps telling his gullible backbenchers… that he’s deported 24,000 people… but he won’t say who these people are.”

He added, “It’s my guess that these are people that came on work visas, students – and they are simply overstayers.

“But I’m willing, Mr Speaker, to be proved wrong if he can answer one simple question: how many of these people that he’s deported are failed asylum seekers that came on small boats on the back of lorries? Answer the question, Prime Minister.”

Starmer replied, “I’m very proud that we’ve removed over 24,000 people.

“That’s the highest record for nearly 10 years.

“We’re taking other measures to get back control of our borders, including the Borders Bill, which gives our law enforcement enhanced powers.”

He added, “What did his party do? What did he do? He voted against them. But I’ll tell you why he voted against them – because they don’t want to fix this problem. Because it benefits them. It benefits them not to fix it. Party before country.”

So far this year more than 12,500 immigrants have crossed the English Channel, this is now a record since data started to be collected in 2018.