The UK is on a Hard Road tackling immigration concerns
Planet Normal23 Jul 2025

The UK is on a Hard Road tackling immigration concerns


Co-Pilot Pearson is taking a break but fear not, Nick Timothy is strapping in to help Co-pilot Halligan make sense of this week’s madness.


Liam is pleased Labour have caught up with the rest of the country in talking about addressing ‘concerns’ over immigration, but is concerned they haven’t given any substance to their position or how they will achieve it.


Nick points out Labour scrapped the Rwanda scheme deterrent and still don’t have a concrete plan other than speeding up decisions, which is leading to yet more increases in channel crossings.


Strapping in, having delved into the history of the ECHR in the UK, is Lord Peter Lilley who has some myths to bust…


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