Rishi Sunak joins immigration officers raiding in Brent

Mr Sunak wore heavy boots and a stab vest as he joined officers on the raid in the borough during the early morning today (June 15).

It comes after he promised to abolish the backlog of around 92,000 asylum claims by the end of 2023.

In another recently reported raid, Home Office officials found five people working illegally at Saraswathy Bhavan – a vegetarian Indian restaurant in Wembley - with one seen sleeping on the kitchen floor as he was homeless.

Following the raid attended by the Prime Minister today, Mr Sunak said: “It was good to be out this morning with our immigration enforcement team and seeing first-hand their work to tackle illegal working.

“Criminal gangs use a business model that tempts people here with the offer of black market work.

“It’s not right, which is why we’ve increased resources for immigration enforcement.

“We’ve increased the number of raids like the one I was on this morning by 50 per cent and we’ve doubled the number of arrests.”

Rishi Sunak outside Wembley Police Station (Image: PA)

He added: “But we’re not complacent.

“There’s lots of work to do, which is why it’s so important that we pass our Bill through Parliament, our Stop The Boats Bill, which will mean that if you come here illegally, you will not be able to stay.

“We will be able to detain you and then swiftly remove you.”

However, Home Secretary Suella Braverman told MPs on Wednesday that the target will not be met at the “current pace”.

Not long after Mr Sunak returned from the raid, Ms Braverman met French interior minister Gerald Darmanin in London.

The pair discussed UK-French co-ordination on topics including joint work tackling illegal migration and stopping the boats in the Channel.