The SNP may play cynical politics over immigration enforcement, but plenty of Scots support it
Scottish Labour should beware of supporting the nationalists on an issue the Scottish parliament has no powers over
24 May 2021 • 5:11pm
The home secretary couldn’t have got a better reaction even if she had been deliberately trolling her Scottish opponents.
A fortnight ago an attempt by immigration authorities to remove two men who were living illegally in Glasgow was foiled after local residents blockaded the van carrying them. After an hours-long stand-off, the police advised that the two men should be released. This was welcomed by campaigners for open borders as a great triumph of people power and a rebuke to the rule of the UK government in Scotland.