Yeh that claim seems to be about refused asylum refusals specifically, although I haven't yet found published data to back it up. But looking at the Eurostat data on all returns following an order to leave, it was 44/100 last year and a slightly higher 50% over the past three years.

It would certainly be a challenge. The top refused nationalities in Denmark in recent years have been Iranian, Georgian, Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi. It's only to Georgia that general return rates are anywhere close to 95%.

Eurostat figures show a much lower ratio of all returns relative to orders to return: around 50% over the past three years. I should stress that these are *not* just refused asylum seekers, figures for that specific group are not on Eurostat. But 95% for that group would be quite something.

Milk before water and teabag or after?

Read more in my latest piece on the faint signs of recovery in UK statistics

georginasturge.substack.com/p/are-there-...

More in my latest substack post, along with reflections on the government’s economic data woes.

open.substack.com/pub/georgina...

There’s no clear pattern of opposition to digital ID in seats with a high Labour share (almost all of which Labour won). Seems like this has become a great unifier, or perhaps that’s just people reacting badly to anything announced by Keir Starmer at the moment…?