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Tories to deport all foreign criminals guilty of ‘non-minor crimes’

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Taylor, H. (2026, September 27). Tories to deport all foreign criminals guilty of ‘non-minor crimes’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tories-labour-chris-philp-conservatives-british-b1298534.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-27 · by Harry Taylor

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The Conservative Party proposes to significantly increase deportations of foreign criminals guilty of non-minor crimes, raising the number from 6,000 annually to 40,000. The policy would exclude low-level violations like parking tickets but allow the Home Secretary discretion in granting clemency. Additionally, the party plans to expand controversial live facial recognition technology in high-crime areas and exit the European Convention on Human Rights to expedite deportations. Labour criticizes these proposals as overly harsh and questions their practical implementation, while emphasizing its own track record of increased returns of foreign national criminals during its tenure.
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The Tories, ahead of their party conference, announced plans to deport all foreign nationals convicted of crimes more severe than minor offenses like parking tickets. Under this policy, any non-British individual serving prison time in Britain would be deported upon release, with the number of annual deportations expected to rise from 6,000 to 40,000. The policy aims to prevent criminals from claiming asylum and bans them from returning without Home Secretary approval. Chris Philp, Tory Shadow Home Secretary, stressed that the plan prioritizes public safety by addressing what he termed Labour’s failure to tackle serious foreign criminal activity.

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Read More “Labour continues to let serious foreign criminals roam our streets and many go on to commit more serious crimes. “Nobody should be surprised given Labour’s Home Secretary previously signed a letter demanding that all flights deporting Jamaican criminals be cancelled.
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🔮 The policy would raise the number of deportations from 6,000 a year to 40,000, the party said.
2026-09-27 · Evening Standard
Tories to deport all foreign criminals guilty of ‘non-minor crimes’ · assertive framing

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The policy would raise the number of deportations from 6,000 a year to 40,000, the party said. asserted
party → raise → 40,000
It backed more use of controversial live-facial recognition as it said the technology would be rolled out to 100 “high-crime areas”. asserted
technology → back → areas
According to the Tories, no foreign criminals have been sent back to Iran, Sudan, Eritrea or Syria despite 839 of their nationals sitting in prisons in England and Wales. uncertain
criminals → accord → England
They said only 11 Jamaicans were deported of the 357 in prison, along with six Iraqis of the 306 and nine Somalis of the 235 inside. asserted
Jamaicans → say → 235
Anyone deported would be banned from returning to the UK unless the Home Secretary gave permission under their plans. They said “low-level violations”, including parking tickets, littering, dog fouling or failing to have a TV licence would be exempt. asserted
violations → deport → licence
The Home Secretary would also have the power to offer clemency. asserted
Secretary → have → clemency
The Home Office has been contacted for comment. asserted
Office → contact → comment
The proposals depend on the current plans by the Tories to leave the European Convention on Human Rights as it said it is being used by the courts to keep criminals in the UK. asserted
it → depend → UK
The Tories have already said they would take Britain out of the Human Rights Act and the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. asserted
they → say → Beings
Read More “Labour continues to let serious foreign criminals roam our streets and many go on to commit more serious crimes. “Nobody should be surprised given Labour’s Home Secretary previously signed a letter demanding that all flights deporting Jamaican criminals be cancelled. asserted
flights → read → criminals
“Labour thinks the supposed rights of foreign criminals are more important than protecting the law-abiding British public. asserted
rights → think → public
“The next Conservative government will deport every foreign criminal, leave the ECHR so that lawyers can no longer keep them here, and hit any country that refuses to take its criminals back with visa sanctions and aid cuts. asserted
that → deport → sanctions
“We will take deportations from under 6,000 a year to 40,000. asserted
We → take → 40,000
We will not apologise for putting the safety of the British public first.” asserted
We → apologise → public
A Labour source said: “This Government requires no lessons from the Conservatives. “Returns of foreign national criminals are up 36% under this Government. asserted
Returns → say → Government
“Don’t listen to their rhetoric – judge them on the reality that they failed to deliver in office.” asserted
they → listen → office
A Government spokesperson said: “Nearly 10,000 foreign criminals including murderers and rapists have been removed since the last election. asserted
criminals → say → election
“Any foreign national who receives a prison sentence in the UK is referred for deportation at the earliest opportunity and will be barred from ever returning.” asserted
who → receive → opportunity
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