UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

<p>Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left minority ethnic Britons fearful as politicians target migrants</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/04/rachel-reeves-speech-tax-budget-labour-keir-starmer-latest-politics-news-live">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Leading British lawyers have warned of a political “race to the bottom”, after a Conservative MP tipped as future party leader said large numbers of legally settled families must be deported.</p><p>Katie Lam, a shadow Home Office minister and a Tory whip, said people with legal status in the UK should have their right to stay revoked, to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”. The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/30/tories-will-not-deport-legally-settled-people-kemi-badenoch-katie-lam">rowed back on</a> Lam’s statement last Thursday, weeks later.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/04/uk-lawyers-warn-of-race-to-the-bottom-after-tory-mp-issues-deportation-threat">Continue reading...</a>