David Lammy fights to hide true migrant crime statistics
The British Government is appealing an order to release crime data by offender nationality from 2018 to 2024, drawing accusations of a cover-up from opposition politicians and migration groups.
According to James Saunders writing in GB News, Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s Ministry of Justice is actively challenging a ruling by the Information Commissioner’s Office that would force the release of comprehensive data on foreign national offending in England and Wales spanning 2018 to 2024.
The Centre for Migration Control submitted a Freedom of Information request seeking the total number of convictions broken down by nationality and offense type over the seven-year period. The Ministry of Justice rejected the request on two grounds: that compiling the data would be prohibitively expensive, and that releasing certain figures could breach the privacy of some offenders.
Both justifications were dismissed by the Information Commissioner, Britain’s information watchdog. Despite this rebuke, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed it is pursuing an appeal through the General Regulatory Chamber, a first-tier tribunal that adjudicates challenges to regulatory decisions.
Opposition Condemns Government Secrecy
Robert Jenrick, a prominent Conservative voice on immigration, seized on the appeal as evidence of systematic concealment. He accused both Conservative and Labour justice secretaries of refusing to release what he described as basic information that the public has a right to know.
Jenrick stated that a Reform Government under Nigel Farage would immediately release the suppressed data and begin deportation proceedings against dangerous foreign criminals. The Ministry of Justice has denied that any cover-up is taking place.
Migration Control Group Vows to Continue Fight
Rob Bates, research director at the Centre for Migration Control, pledged to use every available legal avenue to force disclosure of the statistics. He argued that the public interest in transparency clearly outweighs any government objections to releasing the information.
The case has reignited debate over the scale of foreign national criminality in Britain and whether successive governments have deliberately obscured data that might fuel public concern over immigration policy. Critics argue that without transparent crime statistics broken down by nationality, policymakers and voters cannot make informed decisions about border security and deportation enforcement.
The outcome of the Ministry of Justice’s appeal could set an important precedent for government transparency on sensitive immigration-related data.
With information from GB News
