Figures released by the Department of Work and Pensions today reveal that 1.26 million migrants are claiming Universal Credit as of last month. That’s up from 883,470 in 2022…
Of that, 770,379 are EU nationals, 118,749 are refugees, 75,267 on time-limited visas and 54,156 are on humanitarian visas. The majority of these migrants – 737,799 – are not working at all. Terrible stats for Starmer…
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.”