Illegal working arrests double in two years, Home Office says
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“the highest level in British history”
↓Exaggeration/Hyperbole · “the highest level in British history”Why ›
The claim of reaching 'the highest level in British history' is a superlative that may be accurate but is framed in a maximalist way typical of political boasting.“rogue employers” … “nowhere to hide”
↓Loaded Language · “rogue employers”, “nowhere to hide”Why ›
The phrase 'rogue employers' uses emotionally charged language to characterise a group negatively, while 'nowhere to hide' carries a threatening, dramatic tone.“The British public can see the scourge of illegal working growing all around them”
↓Appeal to Prejudice · “The British public can see the scourge of illegal working growing all around them”Why ›
Invoking 'the British public' as a unified in-group who all perceive the same threat, implying shared identity and common experience to validate the claim.“Labour is only insulting their intelligence by claiming it is not”
↓Name Calling · “Labour is only insulting their intelligence by claiming it is not”Why ›
Accusing Labour of 'insulting their intelligence' is a derogatory characterisation designed to discredit the party rather than engage with their argument.“Labour have turned Britain into a soft touch”
↑Scapegoating · “Labour have turned Britain into a soft touch”Why ›
Labour is directly blamed as the singular cause of illegal working increasing, reducing a complex issue to one party's responsibility.Analyzed 2026-08-09 04:01 UTC. Articles are sometimes updated after publication — if a quote here isn't in the current version, the piece has changed since.
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