Bradford Council reports that its average current cost per child residential placement, is at the time of writing £6,498 per week, £337,896 per year, which dwarfs the £4,258 per month, £51,100 per year cost of housing adult immigrants in hotels.
Spoiler alert: the Rwanda policy will not stop the boats. I know this. You know this. One hopes Rishi Sunak knows this. The truth is that even if flights take off, the crossings will continue, and get worse under Labour, whether they cancel the scheme or not.
If the Rwanda scheme succeeds, it will be a personal vindication for Sunak. But it will also show that Parliament works. If not, however unfairly, it will be the Government voters blame for the failure.
The Prime Minister adds that there will be a “regular rhythm of multiple flights every month over the summer and beyond until the boats are stopped”.
Priti Patel’s ultimate victory won’t be merely if Australia-style Rwanda flights ever take off. It will be if Labour sends them.
It’s a shift towards a self-sustaining immigration policy, where personal responsibility is paramount. This policy would act as a considerable deterrent to those considering applying for asylum without genuine need.
The biggest driver for New Zealand’s approach to immigration is a pragmatic, economic one: in order just to keep the country standing still, let alone growing, immigration is essential.
They want a party representing views downplayed by the elite —the desire for lower immigration, the desire for a self-governing nation with secure borders, and the desire for an economy which prioritises British workers.
Trump has promised the “largest deportation programme in American history”. To citizens it sounds sensible: current polling shows the idea is backed by Republicans, independents, and Democrats alike.
The Conservatives need first to address a real perception problem: voters in these seats are twice as likely to say they associate the words ‘divided’ and ‘uncaring’ with the Tories than with Labour.
New research for British Future finds a broad consensus that if you want to deem Rwanda safe, you first have to check that it is.
The Law Society believes that the Rwanda Bill remains, at best, seriously ill-advised and, at worst, an affront to British constitutional principles. However, the revisions to it go some way in reducing its negative impact on the rule of law and our balance of powers.
The Opposition reportedly plan to fund a new task force with the savings from clearing the asylum backlog and ending the use of hotels. But both of those things would cost a lot of money to achieve – unless the plan is to just wave people through.
If perceived as ineffective or lenient, British policies might inadvertently embolden people smugglers, exploiting vulnerabilities and misinformation.
That is why Robert Jenrick’s amendment to the Justice and Crime Bill, mandating the reporting of statistics on the nationality and visa or asylum status of offenders, is a welcome step