It’s a day of grim numbers for Labour as the Home Office revealed a whopping 609 migrants crossed the Channel yesterday. The highest number of crossings ever seen on a winter day (December to February) since records began in 2018…
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp slammed the numbers as a “day of shame for Labour” as over 21,000 Channel migrants have now illegally entered the UK since the election – up 18% compared to the same time last year. Meanwhile Labour’s latest plan to tackle “irregular” migration is by playing “whack-a-mole” with people smugglers…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”