Our columnist’s appointment is a signal that the Red Wall will not be forgotten, a recognition of talent – and the shutting- up of a nuisance.
Our columnist says that “the likely spike in admissions would likely wash over the NHS like a tidal wave over a tiny sandcastle”.
The Prime Minister’s policy adviser on industrial strategy and the Northern Powerhouse won tonight’s vote.
The more radical his plans are, the more resistance there will be. But one can’t serve up a municipal omelette without breaking eggs.
Spoiler alert: the Rwanda policy will not stop the boats. I know this. You know this. One hopes Rishi Sunak knows this. The truth is that even if flights take off, the crossings will continue, and get worse under Labour, whether they cancel the scheme or not.
The former Immigration Minister contends that the Government should instead require employers and universities to equip British workers.
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But to solve to solve the A&E crisis, modernisation will not be enough: we also need to return to the tradition of keeping spare beds
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Sunak willing for the UK to leave the ECHR if necessary to stop the boats | Scotland’s new hate crime law leaves police swamped by almost 4,000 spurious claims in 24 hours | Shapps: NATO members must pay their way
Taking action against low-value courses (and indeed institutions) means admitting that some (likely an increasing proportion) of existing graduates, paying through the nose for having been to university, were mis-sold an aspirational illusion.
Tories now just four points ahead of Reform UK | Robert Jenrick: Liberal elites put their reputation at Davos ahead of Britain’s interests | The Home Office has no plane for Rwanda flights amid ‘migration emergency’ | Starmer urges Nike to change St George’s cross colour on new England shirt
Parents on modest incomes struggling to do the best for their children will pay the price for a policy which is supposed to hit toffs and plutocrats.
Despite 13 years of promises to get immigration under control, numbers have continued to rise and, last year, inward migration into the UK reached 1.2 million.
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