In 2011, one year after winning office, David Cameron doubled down on his pledge to cut migration numbers to the tens of thousands: “Our borders will be under control and immigration will be at levels our country can manage. No ifs. No buts”. It was classic Cameron speak: the firm commitment to an intractable problem
Former UKIP and Brexit party leader Nigel Farage has again refused to rule out another attempt to become an MP, promising Sky News that if he did do so it would be on a far more “revolutionary agenda than just Brexit”. It comes as official data published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
The home office is set to release long-awaited data on immigration which will detail the number of people who settled in the UK last year. It is widely expected that net migration will soar to at least 700,000, with some forecasters saying they could near one million in the year ending December 2022. » Read More
Suella Braverman will be among those gathering at the National Conservatism Conference today, where she will challenge the prime minister to deliver the Conservative manifesto promise to reduce net migration so that Britain does not forget how to “do things for ourselves”. The home secretary will use the speech to warn her cabinet colleagues against
The government’s illegal migration bill returns to the House of Commons this afternoon where amendments to the legislation will be debated. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will take the lead at the bill’s report stage and third reading, having led on negotiations with MPs for the home office which has resulted in a key concession from
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is expected to announce today that two RAF bases in Essex and in Lincolnshire will be used to house those waiting to have asylum claims processed. The government is also thought to be considering using ferries or converted barges for a similar process. Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab confirming this morning
Suella Braverman is said to be in “listening mode” on a series of amendments to the government’s flagship illegal migration bill which is due for committee stage in the commons later today. The right of the Conservative party, led by Danny Kruger and Jonathan Gullis, has claimed it has as many as 60 MPs ready to
The PR machine has been working overtime for Suella Braverman in Rwanda this weekend. She is extolling how Rwanda will be a place supporting refugees’ wellbeing and integration – helping them make a new life, in safety. Why on earth can’t this be the story she promotes of the UK? » Read More
When Rishi Sunak replaced former Conservative leader William Hague as the MP for the safe-seat of Richmond in 2015, the political landscape was in a very different state. The Conservatives were riding high, David Cameron had just won a majority and the Brexit referendum lay ahead. The then-prime minister spoke openly of his plan to
Suella Braverman has said the government’s plan to tackle the migrant Channel crossings crisis in the illegal migration bill is “compassionate but necessary and fair”. The government’s new plan, revealed yesterday in the House of Commons, is designed to stop migrants entering the UK on small boats, after more than 45,000 crossed the Channel last
