Claim: Labour has renamed illegal migration "irregular migration".
Fact-check: 'Irregular migration' isn't a new term - Full Fact
Verdict: "irregular migration" isn't a new term. it was also used by the previous conservative government, to refer to people in a country without the legal right to be there. the current labour government continues to use the term "illegal migration" as well.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-07-31T00:00:00