Two thirds have no confidence in Government handling of immigration or crime, research finds

A third of people think there are too many migrants and illegal immigrants here while the numbers worried about knife crime have more than doubled.

The stark picture came as it emerged hundreds of illegal immigrants and foreign prisoners facing deportation are being handed free mobile phones while they are locked up.

Shadow Immigration Minister, Damian Green, said: “The Government should pay attention to their own research, admit the immigration system is a shambles and adopt our policies of an annual limit on non-EU immigration, transitional controls on future EU members and the establishment of a dedicated UK border police force.”

A quarterly poll for the Home Office showed 64 per cent of people are not satisfied with the way the Government is dealing with immigration - compared to 15 per cent who are.

The picture is virtually no different to this time last year despite the Home Office’s pledges the new points based system will lead to managed immigration.

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Two thirds have no confidence in Government handling of immigration or crime, research finds
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