Colin Yeo
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Colin Yeo
@colinyeo.bsky.social
Barrister, blogger and author of Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System. Fully updated paperback out now.
From 2023, it looks like the limit on numbers is very much back and the integration policy is being not just abandoned but reversed.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
From around 2000 to 2010 the limit on numbers was essentially dropped by Labour. Asylum was considered bad but the government was relaxed about or in favour of other forms of immigration.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Limiting numbers and promoting integration were considered complementary policies. The second half of that equation -- promoting integration -- was backed by what, at the time, was extremely controversial race relations legislation.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
There are some British citizens Goodwin *wants* to leave.
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM