Priti Patel’s ultimate victory won’t be merely if Australia-style Rwanda flights ever take off. It will be if Labour sends them.
His Bill may be held up in the Lords as he continues to insists that his Government will stop the boats. The only means of squaring the two would be an election with illegal migration centre-stage.
The Government needs as broad a coalition of voices as possible to tackle the fissure opening up in our constitution and public life.
What is less recognised is the way in which David Cameron’s Government decided, not without risk to the Conservatives’ electoral prospects in some key marginals, to withhold patronage and money from some Muslim organisations that, fitfully, had gained both under Labour.
It is an essential British interest that Putin’s efforts to split Germany, France and Italy from the front line states fails.
Germany, Hungary, Italy and Bulgaria are highly dependent on Russian gas exports, raising the prospect of bitter arguments to come.
The President is scarred by his disastrous mishandling of the Taliban’s summer takeover of Afghanistan.
NATO must stand united against Russia’s desire to restore Soviet hegemony.
If nothing is done, we fear the pig industry is heading towards collapse, which would affect tens of thousands of jobs.
Children make up around 20 per cent of the population – yet CAMHS only receives 6.4 per cent of mental health spending.
The importance of having a reliable baseload of firm power remains essential to the energy mix.
The suspension of the vaccine will lead to more problems in areas that are already struggling with their roll outs.
If we impose yet more draconian prison sentences to win a political arms race, the burdens on the taxpayer will become unsustainable.
The Government’s messaging around this idea has been confusing to say the least.
Any sincere reading of the British economy since 2010 need acknowledge one basic thing: that the essential problem with the modern economy isn’t income inequality, but a lack of income.