Boris Johnson has a majority of 80, the Conservatives are still above 40 per cent in the polls, there is no leadership challenge pending, and there are still over four years to go until the next election. But the Tory press this week is behaving as though none of that...
Arminka Helic: Three easy ways for the Government to hugely improve the Domestic Abuse Bill
Last year I visited a London shelter where migrant women – survivors of domestic violence – sought refuge from partners turned abusers. Their stories of abuse, coercion, and gaslighting were all too similar to the stories of countless other women in...
Andrew Green: As unemployment soars, why are Ministers harming our young people – by helping migrants compete for their jobs?
Lord Green is President of MigrationWatch UK and a cross-bench peer. This week, the Government is promoting its “Kickstart” scheme – a £2 billion programme which Ministers claim will put young people at the heart of our economic recovery. Really? So what about their...
Scott Benton: Why we must win the culture war – and deliver a Blue Collar programme for the economy
Scott Benton is the MP for for Blackpool South. Whilst the left-wing inspired anarchy which has afflicted cities in the US has not been repeated here, make no mistake that the political flashpoints of the summer (the BLM protests, the ensuing “statues...
Channel crossings are undermining the Government’s narrative about ‘taking back control’ of immigration
When Vote Leave promised to ‘take back control’, one of the issues at the top of the list was immigration. Leaving the EU meant ending freedom of movement and gaining the freedom to implement a points-based system which better reflected Britain’s...
Priti Renews War With Activist Lawyers, and Her Own Permanent Secretary
Priti Renews War With Activist Lawyers, and Her Own Permanent Secretary Priti Patel resumed her battle against “activist lawyers” last night as she celebrated the removal of more illegal migrants who arrived in the country by boat, despite continued frustration by...
The Impact of the New Immigration System on Rural Areas
Advertisements The 1st of January 2021 will mark the start of a brand new era in UK immigration policy. Participation in EU freedom of movement will have drawn to a close, meaning that EU citizens will be subject to all aspects of the new points-based immigration...
Home Office bows to pressure and SCRAPS ‘activist migrant lawyers’ video clip
Advertisements The Home Office is to stop using a video it put on social media accusing migrants’ lawyers of being “activists”, the news comes after The Law Society claimed the video was “misleading and dangerous”. Home Office permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft said...
Net Immigration Rises 87,000, EU Immigration Down Substantially
Net Immigration Rises 87,000, EU Immigration Down Substantially Figures released by the ONS this morning show net immigration into the UK has risen by 87,000 – from 226,000 in the year ending March 2019 to 313,000 in the year ending March 2020. #DespiteBrexit The...
Group of illegal migrants facing deportation from the UK ‘go on hunger strike’
Advertisements A group of illegal migrants facing deportation from the UK after arriving via a Channel crossing have gone on hunger strike in a detention centre, people living at the camp have claimed. There are believed to be 13 people who chosen to go on hunger...
