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Tories’ 2019 NHS promises may come back to bite them
Party succeeded in ‘neutralising’ issue of public services with generous promises that are now unmet and unrepeatable NHS will be Tories’ ‘achilles heel’ at next election, ministers war...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/01/tories-2019-nhs-promises-may-come-back-to-bite-them
The only way to stop small boat crossings | Letter
Desperate migrants are crossing the Channel by boat because they have no other choice, writes former Home Office caseworker NIGEL CLARKE Prof Thom Brooks is correct to criticise the government�...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/01/the-only-way-to-stop-small-boat-crossings
Suella Braverman’s bigoted attack on multiculturalism shouldn’t blind us to its problems | Kenan Malik
To some, it’s a celebration of diversity, to others, the creation of barriers. We need to be honest about the issues facing our communities ‘Has multiculturalism failed?” It is a debate th...
Refugee activist’s house in Home Office raid for ‘unknown illegal persons’
Campaigner Tony Pierre is demanding answers as to why his home was searched by immigration officers without a warrant A prominent refugee campaigner has demanded an explanation from the Home Of...
Poll spells trouble for Rishi Sunak as voters who ‘lent’ votes look to take them back
Party loses 40% of 2019 voters in south and Midlands according to exclusive Opinium poll for the Observer After winning the 2019 general election Boris Johnson thanked voters behind the so-cal...
Rwanda ambassador: Suella Braverman ‘absolutely wrong’ on immigration
The home secretary faces embarrassment after a covert sting operation filmed criticism of UK policy by a top official The home secretary, Suella Braverman, faces embarrassment over her immigrat...
Far-right figures praise Braverman’s illegal migration comments and vow to ‘capitalise’ on her intervention
Home secretary endorsed by former BNP protegee as she claims ‘more than one in five births are to foreign-born mothers’ Prominent figures on the far right have praised Suella Braverman’s ...
UK outspends rest of Europe on housing asylum seekers by at least 40% a person
Exclusive: Report by aid campaign One finds costs now take up nearly a third of the official aid budget The UK is spending 40% a person more than any other European country on housing asylum se...
Vanessa Redgrave gives £4,000 to Bibby Stockholm legal fight
Actor’s donation enables fund to reach target in challenge to Home Office’s use of barge to house asylum seekers UK politics live – latest updates Vanessa Redgrave has donated £4,000 to...
Braverman’s claim over lowering of threshold for asylum seekers debunked by lawyers
Immigration experts say home secretary’s speech criticising global treaties related to refugees against guidance from her own department Suella Braverman’s claim that increasing numbers of ...
Rishi Sunak rejects Braverman claim multiculturalism has failed
Prime minister praises UK’s ‘fantastic multicultural democracy’ in contrast to comments made by home secretary Rishi Sunak has praised the UK’s “fantastic multicultural democracy”, ...
Whether or not Suella Braverman becomes the next Tory leader, her extreme ideas rule the party | Owen Jones
The home secretary’s ambition is not matched by talent, but her rightwing views are shared by the membership and beyond What is Suella Braverman up to? Framing migrants as an existential thre...
The UN refugee convention works and is as necessary as ever | Letter
Leaders of charities and NGOs respond to Suella Braverman’s recent comments attacking the refugee convention in the US War and persecution are driving record numbers of people, including wome...
Tory MPs criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘alarmist’ speech on migration
Two MPs distance themselves from home secretary’s talk of ‘existential challenge’ as she called for human rights reform UK politics live – latest updates Suella Braverman has been crit...
Suella Braverman and HS2 – Politics Weekly UK
Suella Braverman has grabbed headlines yet again, this time with her speech saying the west faces an ‘existential threat’ from immigration. And after more than a decade could HS2 finally be r...
Labour says Sunak should take blame for soaring HS2 costs as they happened on his ‘direct watch’ – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here SUSAN HALL, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, has said she did not intend to cause any offence when she liked twee...
I advised Starmer on his plan to ‘stop the boats’. This is why Labour’s policy will work | Thom Brooks
The Tories’ tactics are failing as asylum seekers continue to risk their lives in huge numbers. Our solution will address that The prime minister’s pledge to “stop the boats” has become...
UK officials seeking to deport asylum seeker mistook him for three other men
Home Office officials rejecting Ranjit Singh’s application confused him with others of same name The Home Office is facing fresh charges of incompetence after officials seeking to deport an I...
The Old Oak review – Ken Loach’s fierce final call for compassion and solidarity
A northern pub landlord confronts locals’ hostility towards Syrian refugees in Loach’s latest – and possibly last – piece of politically trenchant cinema A decade or so ago, the rumour ...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/26/the-old-oak-review-ken-loach-cannes-film-festival
Grubby, cruel and cheap: Suella Braverman stoops low with her bogus refugee figures
The home secretary is attacking a key pillar of postwar humanitarian law in pursuit of eye-catching headlines. Instead, the 1951 refugee convention should be celebrated In March last year, I st...