Rayner told Times Radio:
“The consultation that Shabana did in terms of retrospective action was about putting fairness in the system. I’m confident that Shabana will land in a place that is fair to the taxpayers, fair to people who come to this country, who contribute, who have been asked to come to this country and contribute. And there was a consultation and Shabana will set out her plans. And she has my full confidence in that. You can see by Shabana’s record that people have not been able to tackle this issue for years. The last Conservative government didn’t tackle the issue. Shabana is completely tackling the issue and she’s doing a fantastic job.”
Rayner issued an attack on Mahmood’s retroactive reforms to indefinite leave to remain before Labour Conference, during which the Home Secretary said she would U-turn on its substantive elements. Now she’s gloating…
Robert Jenrick on the Today programme:
“Can you now give a guarantee to your listeners this morning that no BBC presenter in the future will be exposed as a paedophile, as a number have been in the recent past? No, of course you can’t…”