Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025

Labour will launch a new Border Security Command with hundreds of new specialist investigators and counter-terror powers to tackle criminal boat gangs.

The bill's short title 'Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025' and long title which states it will 'make provision about border security' indicate that the bill addresses border security matters. However, the bill text provided does not contain any specific provisions that clearly establish a 'Border Security Command' or recruit 'hundreds of new specialist investigators'. The promise has two testable components: (1) establishment of Border Security Command, and (2) recruitment of hundreds of new specialist investigators. While the bill's subject matter relates to border security, without seeing the actual provisions in the bill text, there is insufficient evidence to confirm that both elements of the promise are fulfilled. The bill text is too limited to determine whether these specific commitments are implemented.

Establish a new Border Security Command.

The bill's long title states it will 'make provision about border security' and the short title is 'Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025', which indicates the bill addresses border security matters. However, the text provided does not include any specific provisions that establish a Border Security Command or appoint a commander. The promise requires both the establishment of the command structure and the appointment of a commander. While the bill's subject matter is relevant to border security, without the actual substantive provisions visible in the text provided, it cannot be confirmed that the specific institutional arrangement promised (a Border Security Command with an appointed commander) has been established. Therefore, the bill only partially addresses the promise by dealing with border security generally, but the specific metric of establishing the Command with an appointed commander cannot be verified from the text provided.

Labour will create a new Border Security Command with hundreds of new investigators, intelligence officers and cross-border police officers, funded by ending the Rwanda partnership.

The bill's long title states it will 'make provision about border security' which aligns with the creation of Border Security Command mentioned in the promise. However, the bill text provided does not contain any specific details about: (1) the creation of a Border Security Command entity, (2) the staffing with 'hundreds of new investigators, intelligence officers and cross-border police officers', or (3) ending the Rwanda partnership/Migration and Economic Development partnership. The long title mentions provisions about 'immigration and asylum' but does not specifically reference Rwanda or ending any partnership with Rwanda. Without the actual provisions in the bill text that explicitly create the Border Security Command or end the Rwanda partnership, only the border security aspect can be partially inferred from the title, but the promise requires both elements to be fulfilled.