Labour government says more people working illegally are being arrested and deported – UK politics live

More than double number of arrests made since 2024 compared with previous two-year periodConservative councillors have been told they “must not allow” Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green-led councils to disregard new guidance on single-sex spaces.Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake said he would ensure all Tory-run authorities comply with the guidance, which states that single-sex toilets and changing rooms should be used according to a person’s sex at birth.When asked on BBC Breakfast whether people who have fled war in Ukraine would be made to leave their social housing home by a Tory government, Whately responded: “We’re not attempting to change people’s migration status, if people have come here and sought refuge … Britain is a welcoming country for that and we’re not about to change