Huge gaps in Britain’s borders were exposed last night as it was revealed Home Office officials have lost track of 600,000 foreign visitors. The remaining 88,134 individuals were ‘visa nationals’, those from outside the EU who had to obtain a visa prior to coming to Britain. Mr Bolt said the value of exit checks was ‘severely hamstrung’ by gaps in the quality and amount of data collected. The immigration watchdog concluded the Home Office had ‘over-promised’ when setting out plans for exit checks. One Home Office border official interviewed by inspectors said the programme had been ‘mis-sold’.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2018 01:00 UTC