V24 Exclusive: MP Robert Jenrick speaks candidly on rising crime, two-tier justice, multiculturalism, and the urgent need for transparency on migrant-related crime in Britain.
Stefan Tompson
Sep 24, 2025 - 5:22 PM
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On an ordinary weekday in London, two realities collide. Outside hotels, activists and locals clash over migrant housing. In shops, even razor blades are locked behind glass. And every seven minutes, a phone is stolen on our streets. “Lawless Britain” may sound like a slogan, but it captures the mood: a country where order feels like it is slipping away.
This analysis draws on a conversation with Robert Jenrick, one of Britain’s most outspoken MPs, who spoke candidly about rising crime, two-tier justice, and the challenges facing British society today.
The real crisis is not only crime itself but the erosion of trust. People no longer believe rules are enforced, that justice is equal, or that ministers are being straight about what is driving the rise in street crime. As discussed with Jenrick, if the government wants to restore confidence, it must do the simplest, hardest thing in politics: tell the truth. That begins with one act of transparency, publish the migrant-crime data.
No Two-Tier Justice
The signs of disorder are everywhere. Tradespeople wake to find their vans stripped of tools. Bicycles vanish. Phones are yanked from hands in daylight. Shoplifting videos go viral. The message is simple: the basics of order aren’t being policed.
As Jenrick emphasizes, the remedy is equally simple: certainty. If you dodge the fare, you pay immediately. If you steal, you are arrested every time. If you assault, you go to prison promptly. This is not “tough” justice. It is the minimum standard of a high-trust society.
Nothing corrodes confidence more than two-tier justice. When grooming gangs operated for years in northern towns, too many officials looked away, fearing the charge of racism. Today, when activists halt deportation flights, victims are left asking whether offenders’ “rights” weigh more than their own safety.
A legal system that bends for some and not for others is not a system of law but one of arbitrariness. The principle must be non-negotiable: the same offence, the same sentence, whoever you are.
Show the Data
Which brings us to the hardest question. Does migration affect crime rates? Some say no. Others insist the link is obvious. What is intolerable is a third answer: not telling the public what the figures reveal.
As Jenrick argues, Britain should publish crime statistics broken down by nationality, immigration route, visa category, and asylum status, just as several European countries already do. These numbers must distinguish legal migrants who came through approved channels from those who entered illegally. They must separate established communities from recent arrivals. Without this clarity, citizens are left with speculation, rumour, and unsourced charts circulating online. That vacuum breeds mistrust.
And here is the paradox: transparency doesn’t create prejudice, it can reduce it. When people have access to reliable, detailed information, false stories lose their power. Things become clearer, and policy can be discussed based on facts rather than fear.
Restore Order
Publishing the data will not, by itself, solve Britain’s problems. But as Jenrick notes, it will give government the mandate to act. The outline is clear:
- Visible policing, not performative policing.
- Consistent sentencing, with real custody for serious crimes.
- Fast removals for illegal entrants.
- Legal migration capped at what the system can absorb.
- One standard of justice, one national identity.
None of this is radical. It is what stable nations do as routine.
Britain does not need more slogans. It needs facts, and the courage to act on them. If the picture is better than many fear, publishing the migrant-crime data will build trust. If it is worse, the evidence will create an undeniable mandate for change. Either way, only honesty can restore order.
