Priti Patel’s ultimate victory won’t be merely if Australia-style Rwanda flights ever take off. It will be if Labour sends them.
It’s a shift towards a self-sustaining immigration policy, where personal responsibility is paramount. This policy would act as a considerable deterrent to those considering applying for asylum without genuine need.
The biggest driver for New Zealand’s approach to immigration is a pragmatic, economic one: in order just to keep the country standing still, let alone growing, immigration is essential.
They want a party representing views downplayed by the elite —the desire for lower immigration, the desire for a self-governing nation with secure borders, and the desire for an economy which prioritises British workers.
Trump has promised the “largest deportation programme in American history”. To citizens it sounds sensible: current polling shows the idea is backed by Republicans, independents, and Democrats alike.
The Conservatives need first to address a real perception problem: voters in these seats are twice as likely to say they associate the words ‘divided’ and ‘uncaring’ with the Tories than with Labour.
New research for British Future finds a broad consensus that if you want to deem Rwanda safe, you first have to check that it is.
The Law Society believes that the Rwanda Bill remains, at best, seriously ill-advised and, at worst, an affront to British constitutional principles. However, the revisions to it go some way in reducing its negative impact on the rule of law and our balance of powers.
The Opposition reportedly plan to fund a new task force with the savings from clearing the asylum backlog and ending the use of hotels. But both of those things would cost a lot of money to achieve – unless the plan is to just wave people through.
If perceived as ineffective or lenient, British policies might inadvertently embolden people smugglers, exploiting vulnerabilities and misinformation.
Skills shortages are directly linked to transport shortages. It is possible that better transport connections linking our small towns to our major cities could do more for productivity and employment than almost any other initiative.
It’s going to take a lot more than a few pennies off National Insurance to save the Conservative Party from what looks set to be a looming election defeat.
The Ministry of Justice is providing funding to a group for a campaign that accuses the Government of “whipping up hate”.
He refuses a bet about whether the flights will start before the General Election, but says they will help to stop the ‘trade in human misery’.
That is why Robert Jenrick’s amendment to the Justice and Crime Bill, mandating the reporting of statistics on the nationality and visa or asylum status of offenders, is a welcome step