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The former New Labour Home Secretary slammed the corporation’s flagship station Radio 4 over its London-centric coverage which just highlights its “ disconnect ” from the rest of the country.... It is a good speech and you have been very kind.“ But actually turning cultures takes years and this is an oil tanker I am moving here, with a group of people.“ So you are going to find instances where it is not working right.... We have got loads of things to do by the way.“ We are not perfect… There

Former Home Secretary Lord Blunkett warned that creating safe routes for migrants to come to the UK

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Just under 30, 000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in 2023.... ( Image: Getty) Labour's plan to scrap the Rwanda asylum scheme would “ throw open the front door ” to mass immigration, a minister has warned. Michael Tomlinson said Sir Keir Starmer’s intention to process applications overseas would make Britain a magnet to illegal migrants. The Labour leader has previously dismissed the bid to deport some asylum seekers to the African nation as a “ gimmick ” and made clear his party’s o

Attorney general Lord Hermer( Image: Getty Images) Labour's law chief has been branded “ out of touch ” after mounting a passionate defence of the European human rights system.... Opposition critics, including NigelFarage’s Reform UK and some Tories, want the UK to withdraw from the system, arguing it prevents ministers from expelling migrants.... Read our Privacy PolicyHe said there have been a number of decisions reported at immigration tribunals on the basis of Article 8 that are “ capable

In last night’s episode of Question Time, Fiona Bruce was joined in Cardiff by ex-Justice Secretary Robert Buckland MP, Labour Senedd Member Eluned Morgan, Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts, ex-GB News host Guto Harri, and writer and broadcaster Timandra Harkness. During a conversation about the Government’s handling of the Channel crossing crisis, one audience member claimed Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party are worried they could miss out to former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. She said: “ I thi

In an op-ed for the Telegraph, he said the measures put in in place by the PM are “ hopelessly inadequate for the task ”, adding that “ Rwanda is just a side show ”.... There was a 25 percent increase in non-EU migrants in the last year than in 2019, according to the Home Office’s immigration figures, with 239, 987 work-related visas granted.... Rishi Sunak ‘of course’ open to Rwanda amendments, as Tory MPs make demands Fury as evil people smugglers switch to even cheaper and worse Channel din

I heard that over and over again from the president downwards.... But we’re doing that in partnership with our European colleagues.... So I think we can make ‘friend, neighbour and partner’ work, and I’m determined to do so.” Sir John Redwood demanded Lord Cameron now make clear he believes in Brexit, tweeting he should “ measure that he supports the 2019 manifesto to get Brexit done ”....