Comment Without a new UK-EU returns agreement, Sunak’s “stop the boats” pledge will fail Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to “stop the boats“. His new illegal migration bill would create the… Thom Brooks 16th March, 2023, 2:33 pm
News Illegal migration bill passes second reading by 312 votes to 250 The government’s illegal migration bill has passed its second reading by 312 votes to 250, after Yvette Cooper condemned… Katie Neame 13th March, 2023, 10:46 pm
Daily email Labour goes after government asylum plans with £25bn hotel bill claim Labour has released figures suggesting that the government’s new illegal migration bill would cause a spike in the… Morgan Jones 9th March, 2023, 10:10 am
Daily email Labour’s stability messages contrasts with cruel, ideological Tory party Rachel Reeves is to speak today at the conference of the manufacturers’ body MakeUK. The Shadow Chancellor is… Morgan Jones 7th March, 2023, 10:17 am
Daily email Labour attacks government small boats record as new proposals released The government has announced plans to introduce new legislation to tackle small boats crossing the channel. The plans… Morgan Jones 6th March, 2023, 10:19 am
Comment Tory neglect of child asylum seekers was a choice, not some disastrous mistake “Children are literally being picked up from outside the building, disappearing and not being found. They’re being taken… Nadia Whittome 3rd February, 2023, 12:22 pm
News Starmer denounces Sunak immigration proposals as “unworkable gimmicks” Keir Starmer has denounced government proposals to address the small boats crisis as “unworkable gimmicks” after Rishi Sunak… Katie Neame 13th December, 2022, 1:58 pm
News Starmer: “Much more” needed to address small boats crisis than UK-France deal Keir Starmer has argued that the government’s deal with France to increase co-operation in addressing the small boats… Katie Neame 14th November, 2022, 3:12 pm
Comment The Conservatives have lost public trust on immigration. Labour must take a lead Immigration has been a vote winner for the Conservatives for decades. The public trusted them most, and the… Thom Brooks 4th November, 2022, 2:13 pm
Comment PMQs: “Who broke it?” Starmer attacks the Tories on their immigration system Immigration has long been a tricky topic for Labour to navigate politically, as the subject is frequently weaponised… Katie Neame 2nd November, 2022, 1:50 pm