The full breakdown of just how Rachel Reeves has blown a £51bn black hole in the economy
Rachel Reeves will likely be forced to raise taxes to plug a £51billion black hole in the public finances, a think tank has warned. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said weaker-than-expected economic activity, U-turns on welfare…
Keir Starmer breaks silence on migrant deal hours after French escort more boats to the UK
French warships escorted migrant dinghies across the English Channel hours before Sir Keir Starmer insisted his returns deal with Emmanuel Macron would be a “deterrent”. The Prime Minister’s plan to smash the gangs faced further ridicule after the Daily Express – alongside…
Migrants caught working illegally must have asylum claims rejected and get deported
Migrants working illegally in Britain must have their asylum claims automatically thrown out and face deportation, Keir Starmer has been told. Small boat arrivals have been spotted using taxpayer-funded hotels as a base to work for delivery firms such as Deliveroo, JustEat and Uber Eats within…
Humiliation for Starmer as petition demanding new election reaches embarrassing milestone
A petition demanding Sir Keir Starmer hold an “immediate general election” has reached an embarrassing milestone for the Prime Minister today (Wednesday) as it hit the threshold for triggering a debate by MPs. The appeal calls for signatories who agree with the…
Germany shows UK how it’s done after cutting asylum seeker arrivals by 50% in 6 months
A crackdown on migrants and tougher border controls are yielding results in Germany. Germany has seen asylum applications fall by almost 50% (Image: Getty) The number of asylum seeker applications in Germany has plummeted after a major crackdown. Figures reported by local media…
Chaos in Spain as locals chase and rugby tackle migrants landing boat on beach
Stunned sunbathers watched on in disbelief as a boat crammed full of young men approached the shore at around 2pm local time. A beachgoer tries to rugby tackle a migrant (Image: X social media) Furious locals on a Spanish beach chased and pinned…
Police boss ‘silenced by Labour’ after statement linking riots to ‘mass immigration’
A Conservative police commissioner says a minister pressured her over a statement she made suggesting “mass uncontrolled immigration” was a factor behind last summer’s riots. The minister, whom the police chief declined to name, reportedly said that the disorder following the Southport attack…
Morrisons axes 3,600 jobs in mass store closure move – full list of shops shut
Morrisons has cut over 3,600 jobs and shut 17 stores in as part of a huge shake-up at the supermarket giant. The chain reduced its workforce from 104,819 to 101,144 over the last financial year after a decline in revenue. The…
Migrant crisis fury sees hotel asylum seeker make 7-word confession
A migrant housed in a UK hotel admits “it feels like we are not welcome” – as tensions surge around asylum accommodation sites such as the Britannia Hotel in Docklands. Ahmed, a Sunni Muslim who says he fled Iran after facing repeated arrest for encouraging…
Starmer: police to be ‘transparent as possible’ over ethnicity of sex offence suspects
Sir Keir Starmer has called on police forces to be as “transparent as possible” about the ethnicity of those suspected of sex offences, following mounting pressure from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The Prime Minister was forced to respond after Mr Farage demanded…