How Rwanda ruined Rishi Sunak’s year
At today’s Liaison Committee session, the Prime Minister’s “tetchiness” was on display.
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The Parliament Brief: Health Secretary defends banning care workers’ dependants
Victoria Atkins told MPs that plans to limit immigration are “sensible” and will not negatively impact the social care sector.
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When will Tory centrists stand up to the right?
By voting for the Rwanda bill, One Nation MPs have dragged their party further to the extremes.
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The Rwanda plan has become another Brexit for the Tories
Rishi Sunak’s bill may have passed but disunity and despair continue to plague the Conservatives.
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Sunak’s problems go much deeper than the Rwanda bill
Conservative infighting risks obscuring any policy successes the Prime Minister enjoys.
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The government’s new immigration rules are a recipe for stagnation
New salary thresholds will exclude valuable and talented individuals in some of the most productive, innovate sectors.
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Why the immigration minister job has been split in two
Creating a minister for “legal migration” and a minister for “illegal migration” reveals a telling calculation.
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How long can Rishi Sunak survive?
The Tory MPs who have lost patience with the Prime Minister span the entire party.
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The Tory right is at war with reality
The levels of self-delusion over the Rwanda plan suggest the party may be incapable of being led.
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Conservative MPs have given up on the next election
The Tory Party’s open warfare over the Rwanda plan shows Rishi Sunak’s waning authority.
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Labour must have the courage to reduce immigration
To end the UK’s dependence on low-wage migrants, Labour needs to escape the straitjacket of market liberalism.
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Net migration is a distraction from other government failures, says top adviser
Brian Bell, chair of the government’s Migration Advisory Committee, wants politicians to be more honest about what targets actually mean.
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James Cleverly’s immigration plans are unconservative
In their panic to reduce net migration, ministers are interfering in families.
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How the politics of immigration has changed
Keir Starmer’s comments on foreign workers undercutting salaries were not criticised in the same way Gordon Brown was in 2007.
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The immigration dilemma
The UK’s political parties vie to sound “tough” on immigration while ignoring the policy choices required to reduce it.
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Anti-migrant protests are tearing Ireland apart
As hostility towards foreigners rises, the feted land of a thousand welcomes has slowly become an unhappy isle.
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Why are voters so relaxed about record immigration?
As long as the cost of living dominates, immigration will not regain its previous political status.
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Labour needs proper answers on immigration
If the party enters government it will face the same problems as the Tories.
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The Tories’ secret workforce: record immigration
A government obsessed with sounding tough on migrants loves employing them.
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Keir Starmer needs a coherent plan for immigration
The public anxiety about borders is real, and it will still exist under a Labour government.
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