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Thom Brooks

Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University and author of Becoming British.

<p>Braverman could act swiftly to cut numbers substantially, if she wanted to</p>

How Brexit failed to take control – it made immigration rise

<p>One caveat to the test is that it cannot be sat more than once every seven days </p>

The grim truth behind the government’s citizenship tests

<p>The government’s Rwanda policy has not removed a single individual and might never do</p>

Why does Priti Patel persist with her unpopular Rwanda plan?

<p>There’s everything not to like about Patel’s bad idea. It seems cruel and inhumane to forcibly deport people who risked their lives to claim asylum in Britain – most of whom the Home Office accepts as refugees</p>

There’s an obvious alternative to the government’s Rwanda plan