Bizarre press conference where Chris Heaton Harris said there’s a deal with the DUP but repeatedly refused to say what’s in it - UK hasn’t negotiated with the EU. Is fear of EU reaction reason for secrecy? https://t.co/oHdVuOAkVJ
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) January 30, 2024
Believe it when you see it!
I know I will be attacked for saying this.
— Simon Clarke MP (@SimonClarkeMP) January 23, 2024
Perhaps even accused of positioning myself or on behalf of another — emphatically neither of which I am doing.
I am speaking out because the stakes for our country and my party are too high to stay silent.https://t.co/oMITm2Mi7N
EXCLUSIVE:
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) January 23, 2024
— Internal Treasury analysis advised Rishi Sunak that tax cuts would have only a “low impact” on boosting economic growth
— Leaked documents show the Treasury suggested increasing immigration and planning reform would do more
https://t.co/6qMr59jIv2
The Treasury's grand plan to solve all our domestic woes with a sprinkle of magic migration dust has spectacularly failed and, most likely, wrecked the country.
The Treasury saw a dip in the birth rate, a shortage of nurses, and a public sector groaning like a wheezing bulldog, and their answer was?
More people!
Crack open the borders, let the world come flooding in, and bingo – problem solved.
The problem is this isn't Monopoly money we're talking about, it's real lives. Migration is a complex tapestry, woven with threads of opportunity, hardship, integration, and friction. You can't just stick a "Buy One, Get One Free" sticker on it and expect a rosy utopia.
Firstly, the Treasury seem to think immigrants are walking cash machines. They point at Germany and their shiny GDP, whisper "migrant workers, darling!" and picture us all sipping champagne in our Brexit-land paradise.
However, they forget about the strain on housing, the pressure on public services, the cultural clashes which are destroying the fabric of our country. Integration takes time, money, and a whole lot of empathy, things the Treasury often forgets to budget for.
Secondly, these bean counters think they can dial up migration like a thermostat. Need more doctors? Open the floodgates for medical students! Shortage of fruit pickers? Let's tango with the seasonal workers! But people aren't robots, they're individuals with dreams, families, and roots. You can't just pluck them from their homes and slot them into our economic puzzle like Tetris blocks.
Finally let's not forget the social fabric. Immigration can be a beautiful tapestry, but it can also fray and tear. When communities feel overwhelmed, when wages get squeezed, when cultural differences become battle lines, the whole thing can unravel faster than a Marks & Spencer jumper in the tumble dryer.
So, the Treasury's migration mirage has shimmered and faded. It promised a land of milk and honey, but delivered a reality of overcrowded buses, stretched resources, and simmering tensions. It's time for these number-crunchers to ditch their spreadsheets and take a walk in the real world. Talk to the communities feeling the pressure, listen to the concerns of ordinary people, and understand that migration isn't a quick fix, it's a long-term dance that needs careful steps, not reckless waltzing.
Rishi Sunak said Jeremy Hunt will still be the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer at the general election expected in the second half of the year; an attempt to quash rumors he could be moved aside in favour of a close ally, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinhohttps://t.co/0F4x6nW07Q
— Kitty Donaldson (@kitty_donaldson) January 22, 2024
What the politicians didn't mention when they foisted net zero on us:
- 3,000 lost jobs
- the loss of the UK's last steel manufacturing plant
- increased global CO2 emissions
Climate change madness personified
— David Videcette (@DavidVidecette) January 19, 2024
Steel is still going to be produced, just somewhere else - carbon is still going to go into the atmosphere - just somewhere else
The UK will be the only major economy in Europe and G20 with no ability to make steel from scratch https://t.co/DvqRipsoDE
Lee Anderson had planned to vote against the Rwanda bill, but opted not to on the high point of principle that … “the Labour lot were all giggling and laughing and taking the mick.”
Lee Anderson resigned on a matter of principle. In case you are wondering what a principle is, it is something that you instantly forget about when someone sniggers at you.pic.twitter.com/mdA1AXza3P
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) January 18, 2024
NEW & EXCLUSiVE 🚨 🚨
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) January 17, 2024
Rwandan President Paul Kagame tells me for @bbcnews from the World Economic Forum whether the migrant deal is working or not is “the UK’s problem, not Rwanda’s problem” and offers to refund UK taxpayer’s money, as the deal is debated in the Commons.
More… pic.twitter.com/JVN4Lea5tn
Not content with being charged a few days ago for supplying heroin, Ramsay El-Nakla (Humza Yousaf's brother in law) has been arrested in connection with an incident where a man fell from a flat window in Dundee resulting in serious injuries.
Two other have also been arrested in connection with the fall.
Post Office Inquiry is hearing today from Stephen Bradshaw, a fraud investigator for Post Office who's worked there for 45 years.
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 11, 2024
He claims nobody from management told him there was a fault with Horizon. He insists all investigations were conducted "in a professional manner".
Davey had been allocated a slot at Prime Minister's Questions today, but has pulled out for 'personal reasons'.
Rumour has it he was going to call for his own resignation.
Exclusive w/@HarryFarley_
— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) January 9, 2024
Paula Vennells, the former Post Office CEO, nearly became Bishop of London in 2017.
She was on a three-person shortlist interviewed for the role - the third most senior in the Church of England.
CofE declined to comment.https://t.co/k34HuJ4JKh
There is something very wrong in the UK if people such as Vennells are rewarded with CBE's and almost become Bishop of London!
Here are the official guidelines for "injury to feelings" in employment tribunal cases.
— Dan Neidle (@DanNeidle) January 8, 2024
The Post Office is offering £5,000 to the people it wrongly accused of theft, and whose lives it wrecked. That's not even in the middle of the lowest band, for "less serious cases". pic.twitter.com/AAuLQv0bWU
“Davey has made 31 calls for people to resign from prominent positions on his Twitter/X account since April 2019.”
— Andrew Gibson (@AndrewGibsonMBA) January 8, 2024
Will Ed Davey have to quit over the Post Office scandal? https://t.co/ERio8JGkAU
Sir Ed Davey it seems was not very helpful towards the Post Office Justice for SubPostmasters Alliance while Minister for Postal Affairs in 2010, as he snubbed them when they asked for a meeting.
May 2010 correspondence to the group from Sir Ed said:
“Whilst I do appreciate your concerns, I do not believe a meeting would serve any useful purpose.”
Suffice to say he is blaming the Post Office for misleading him, even though it was his role to look into this!
Confirmed >> Sunak says his "working assumption" is that he will hold an election “in the second half of this year" https://t.co/uHYPaQkzLd
— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) January 4, 2024
Given that Sunak is prone to change his mind, I wouldn't set too much store by this!
