After David Neal asserted that hundreds of private planes at a London airport had eluded security inspections, he got into a heated dispute with the government department.
According to the department, David Neal had “breached” the terms of his appointment, which is why it had “terminated the appointment”.
The Home Office and Mr. Neal, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, got into a heated argument on Monday when he gave the Daily Mail information allegedly proving that the UK Border Force had neglected to screen passengers on hundreds of private aircraft landing at City Airport.
According to Mr. Neal, there may have been no checks in place, which allowed criminals, undocumented immigrants, victims of human trafficking, and extremists to enter the UK without being investigated by the government.
Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove told lawmakers yesterday that the Home Office “categorically rejects these claims by David Neal,” a robust denial of the accusations made by the government.
According to Mr. Pursglove, “risk-based intelligence-led checks on general aviation and checks on 100% of scheduled passengers arriving in the UK” were carried out by Border Force.
