Dire warning as number of Channel migrants ‘set to reach 50,000’ in one year
A small boat leaving the coast near Calais (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to “smash the criminal boat gangs” is in tatters after the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel reached a new record for the first half of the year….
Tory MP abused by migrants at illegal camp as Labour’s shoddy failings exposed
Chris Philp and Zak Garner-Purkis speak to a migrant at the camp. (Image: Jeremy Selwyn) Labour’s migrant shame was laid bare as a senior politician was harangued and abused at an illegal camp. Chris Philp, the Shadow Home Secretary, was branded “racist” and…
Campaigners rush to defend triple lock amid pensioner poverty warning
The Express has campaigned to keep the pensions triple lock which protects incomes (Image: PA) Campaigners say the pensions triple lock remains “vital” as a major report warns millions of workers risk financial hardship in retirement. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has called on…
Labour loses track of migrants after their work visas expire
The Home Office does not know how many people whose skilled worker visas are expired are still here (Image: Getty) The Home Office is under fire for not knowing whether foreign workers stayed in the UK when their visas expired, are continuing to work here illegally or…
Tax evasion crackdown to raise £900m as Treasury targets dodgy employers
Hundreds of millions of pounds will be collected (Image: Getty) Tough new laws will allow the Treasury to claim hundreds of millions of pounds in tax that currently goes unpaid as the Government cracks down on an employment scam. It is targeting recruitment agencies that…
Keir Starmer taken for a mug – done everything BUT smash gangs and it’s about to get worse
OPINION Keir Starmer is being taken for a mug (Image: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire) One year on, Keir Starmer’s promise to “smash the gangs” and stop the illegal Channel crossings is in complete tatters. Just like his pledge to not raise taxes…
Turmoil for Reform UK as MP quits party as allegations break in huge blow for Nigel Farage
James McMurdock has removed the Reform UK whip from himself (Image: Getty) A Reform UK MP has removed the party whip from himself, leaving the party with just four MPs in the Commons. James McMurdock, the MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock,…
Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘new party’ descends into chaos just hours after announcement
Left-wing MPs Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn (Image: GETTY) The launch of a new left-wing insurgent party was engulfed in chaos today just hours after being announced. Zarah Sultana, the MP for Coventry South, quit Labour last night and announced she was setting…
Migration chaos as Home Office has ‘no idea how many migrants are working illegally’
Ministers reportedly have no idea how many migrants are outsatying their visas (Image: Getty) Concerned MPs have claimed that Home Office staff have no idea how many migrants are working illegally in the UK. They reportedly fail to check exit data under the skilled…
Rachel Reeves doomed as Donald Trump drops ‘big, beautiful’ debt bomb on UK
Chancellor Rachel Reeves already shellshocked, now Donald Trump will make it worse (Image: Getty) It’s been a hellish week for the Chancellor. On Wednesday, she broke down in the Commons after Keir Starmer pointedly refused to say her job was safe. And for…