Grant Shapps loses it in car crash interview with Sky News presenter
“It’s not Labour who’s been in power for the last 13 years.”
Immigration
Eye-watering cost of sending each migrant to Rwanda revealed
If the government wants to break even on the Rwanda scheme, it would need to deter about 37% of people from crossing the Channel
Small Boats Legislation: Liberal Democrats vote unanimously against Tories Illegal Migration Bill
Liberal Democrat Party says ‘no person is illegal’
Suella Braverman’s trip to Rwanda heavily criticised
Accompanying the Home Secretary are several right-wing news outlets, including GB News and the Daily Mail.
Daily Mail and Express report fake asylum seeker hotel costs
With a media that doesn’t hold back in printing anti-immigration stories designed to fan the flames of hatred, using the most inflated figures possible to report on asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK, comes as no surprise.
Report finds Brexit failings are leading cause of small boats crisis
A new academic report identifies Brexit and other UK government failings as the underlying cause of the increase in people making the perilous journey across the English Channel.
Rise of Reform as frustrated Tory voters become ‘politically homeless’
Amid Tory-leaning voter jitters, Reform UK, the rebranded Brexit party, is enjoying a rise in popularity.
Nigel Farage’s claim about London and Manchester being ‘minority white cities’ is proven to be false
In London, while 37% of people identified as “White English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British”, 53.8% of people identified as white in total.
Home Office needs ‘urgent overhaul’ as asylum system ‘collapses’, say critics
Amid growing pressure on processing centres and hotels accommodating individuals, some migrants that have crossed the Channel have been waiting for a decision since 2018, newly released data shows.
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