Deportation flights ‘up by a quarter’ since Sir Keir Starmer became PM as thousands of asylum seekers are stuck in UK

DEPORTATION flights are up by almost a quarter since Sir Keir Starmer entered No10 — but thousands of rejected asylum seekers and foreign criminals are stuck in the UK.

Home Office figures show 1,240 people were removed between July 5 and the end of August, up 23 per cent from the same period last year.

Deportation flights are up by almost 25 per cent since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime MinisterGetty GettyThe deportation statistics come as 26,612 people have crossed the Channel...