Britons overwhelmingly support deporting foreign criminals who commit serious crimes even if they are at risk of torture in their home countries, a bombshell poll has revealed.

JL Partners, who shared the polling exclusively with GB News, found that 81 per cent of Britons support the policy of deporting those found guilty of crimes like rape or paedophilia, with just six per cent voicing opposition to the suggestion.

The pollster also found that the majority of voters of all main parties backed the deportation policy, with 2024 Tory voters finding it the most popular at 89 per cent.

Reform UK voters came in a close second on 85 per cent, with the figure dropping marginally to 80 per cent among 2024 Liberal Democrats.

The number for 2024 Labour and Green voters stood at 79 per cent and 72 per cent respectively.

The JL Partners polling also found that the British public was in favour of the Government refusing visa applications from countries that refuse to accept people being deported from the UK.

This comes after GB News revealed last week that British and Pakistani ministers were locked in high-level discussions about grooming gang offenders, with Islamabad suggesting that the return of their prohibited airline could lead to gang abusers being deported.

Data compiled by the Government found that approximately 76,000 Pakistani nationals emigrated to Britain last year.

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The data also showed that some 31,000 emigrated on work visas, with a further 30,000 entering the UK on study visas.

Official statistics indicate that an additional 15,000 emigrated to the UK through other routes.

JL Partners also found that Reform UK voters were most in favour of halting visas for countries that refuse deportations - at 79 per cent - putting Nigel Farage's supporters narrowly ahead of 2024 Tories on 78 per cent.

The figure dropped to 63 per cent among 2024 Labour voters, falling to 53 per cent among Liberal Democrats and Greens respectively.

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Despite some political differences, JL Partners found little difference in support for deportations between the North and South of England.

Northerners favour deportations at 84 per cent, compared to 82 per cent in the South.

Scotland emerged as the most pro-deportation part of the UK at 85 per cent, putting it well-ahead of Wales on 66 per cent.

Although all age brackets supported the policy, there was also a slight discrepancy between younger and older Britons.

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JL Partners found that 65 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds supported deporting dangerous foreign criminals.

Meanwhile, 92 per cent of those aged 75 and over backed the proposed measures.

The polling also comes after legislation was brought to the House of Commons to deport more foreign criminals.

The proposals suggest that foreign inmates with no right to stay in the UK will return to their home countries after serving just 30 per cent of their term.

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The changes will free up an estimated 500 cells per year, with around 12 per cent of the prison population currently made up of foreign offenders.

The Ministry of Justice also said the proposals should also save the taxpayer millions of pounds, with the average prison place costing £54,000 per year.

Guy Miscampbell, Director at JL Partners, said: “These results show that the British public is losing patience with the inability to send dangerous foreign criminals back to their countries of origin.

“Far from being an extreme position, these results show that the public, including voters of all main parties, want the Government to move further and faster in making sure that human rights laws aren’t blocking deportations.”