Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported

<p>Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’</p><p>A Conservative MP tipped as a future party leader has been condemned for saying large numbers of legally settled families must be deported, in order to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”.</p><p>The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, has been urged to condemn the comments by Katie Lam, a former Home Office shadow minister and now a whip for the party. Lam was previously a special adviser to Boris Johnson and is often described as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/04/rise-of-katie-lam-next-tory-leader-migration">a rising star of the new intake</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/20/tory-mp-criticised-after-demanding-legally-settled-families-be-deported">Continue reading...</a>