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The new borders bill contains powers allowing asylum claims to be processed outside the UK and could pave the way for offshore processing centres.
“These cuts risk having a lethal effect on the chances of a lasting peace here,” says Christian Aid’s James Wani.
A poll found that twice as many people thought the rich trying to ‘buy’ influence in the government was more likely with a Conservative government than under Labour.
The inquiry has criticised the government’s delay in taking action against the spread of Covid-19 and cuts to the NHS.
‘I am standing on my record and nobody can touch that, they won’t even get close.’
‘The Home Office’s new plan for immigration, threatens a more hostile environment for asylum seekers.’
‘The government’s mantra is that it is rebuilding the post-Covid economy by ‘levelling-up’, but it is hard to discern any policy that is reducing inequalities’.
‘Lee Anderson was born in 1967. Are we entirely sure it hasn’t been him watching that was the problem all along?’
‘Johnson attempting to directly and publicly undermine Scottish autonomy would not play well in his favour.’
Voters of all major political parties agree that those with large amounts of money can use it to ‘buy influence’ in UK politics
