HM Government (Plan for Change)'s pledge
Restoring order to the asylum and immigration systems, delivering lower net migration, clearing the asylum backlog to end the use of hotels, increasing returns and reducing small boat crossings.
Made under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, as GOV.UK labels it.
What the official figures show
Asylum seekers in receipt of support housed in hotels, end of June 2026 (latest)
16021people
Enforced returns from the UK, year ending June 2024 (baseline)
7190returns
Enforced returns from the UK, year ending June 2026 (latest)
9700returns
Long-term net migration to the UK (provisional), year ending December 2025 (latest)
171000people
Long-term net migration to the UK (updated estimate), year ending December 2024 (baseline)
331000people
People awaiting an initial asylum decision, end of June 2024 (baseline)
118882people
People awaiting an initial asylum decision, end of June 2026 (latest)
40000people
Returns from the UK, enforced and voluntary, year ending June 2026 (latest)
41000returns
Small boat arrivals detected, year ending June 2024 (baseline)
31493people
Small boat arrivals detected, year ending June 2026 (latest)
33000people
These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.