Home Office ‘bases immigration policies on anecdotes and prejudice’ – MPs

Public accounts committee report accuses department of ignoring evidence and failing to learn from its mistakes

The Home Office has drawn up immigration policies on “anecdote, assumption and prejudice” instead of relying on evidence, an influential parliamentary committee has concluded.

The public accounts committee said Priti Patel’s department was unaware of the damage caused by policy failures on “both the illegal and legitimate migrant populations”.

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