Kemi Badenoch, who just a few months ago was part of a government that oversaw migration numbers rising to their highest levels since records began, says that Keir Starmer "will never take responsibility" for his own record on immigration
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What total hypocrisy. PMQs needs to be fact checked and broadcast the facts the same time as the statement is made. Perhaps by delaying the broadcast by a few minutes.
In December 2018, Badenoch said in the Commons: “I especially thank the Home Secretary [Sajid Javid] for removing the annual limits on work visas and on international students - I lobbied for both
I think he's lured into defending when he doesn't need. Cross-chanbrl migration is a tiny percentage of the whole, but they both waste time focusing on it when it just isn't an issue. The only person benefiting from that discourse is Farage
Neither are great public speakers but he appears to be getting better at not simply sticking to a pre determined script - half her problem is ploughing on with the next question even if previous exchanges have made it redundant or even ridiculous.
I agree he's better, in the same way being punched five times in the face is better than being punched in the face five times, but I wouldn't want or recommend either
Under Starmer (last 3 months): 20,000+ crossed the Channel in small boats. Under the Tories, no 3-month period ever exceeded 10,000 (peak month: Aug 2022, 8,641 crossings). I am by no means supporting Kemi Badenoch or that deplorable tory shadow cabinet, but it’s important to publish the facts.
UK govt data shows 20,000+ crossed under Starmer (last 3 months) Tories never hit that in any period. Starmer isn’t claiming to cut numbers but highlights the Tories failed too. He’s targeting gangs instead. This info is from the UK govt website, not media—it’s vital to avoid partisan lenses.
The weirdest take for me was her claiming there will be a influx of Syrian refugees to the UK whilst the rest of us witness them pouring back into the country they love and have missed for a decade and a half
Troubling . All her questions were tinged with othering fearmongering ,lies and racism. Not even trying to aid the country. 906000 net migration under Bad- Enoch. Has she No shame.
It's like they don't know they were ever in government. But then, these Tories of the last 14 years have a habit of thinking, 'Well, I wasn't the one in charge, so obviously it's completely different...'
Wondering at what point (if ever!) the Conservatives will realise that their policy of endlessly criticising Labour needs to be replaced by a policy of actually saying something constructive and positive that may win their support back.
Which would be fine for her, except that the immigration he's dealing with was *caused* by her government.
People here shorter term under free movement, having to permanently settle, cos Brexit; people coming from outside the EU (cos we need immigrants to function);
cos Brexit; not being able to return people on boats to France, cos Brexit (I don't actually agree that we should do that one anyway, but it's a fact that pre-Brexit we could, now we can't).
On right wing media, her words will be the only part shown. Starmers answer won’t. So it will appear she’s doing a good job of keeping him to account of high immigration, when in fact it’s her policy that he’s getting blamed for. Could almost be convinced they had a long term plan.
She sounds firm, strong, responsible and mature though when she calls out another person for not being responsible enough- she would probably make a good primary school headmistress when dealing with naughty children too young to answer her back.
Imagine the stupidity of Badenoch's advisers advising her to use PMQs to lecture Starmer about Immigration when she was part of the last Government which oversaw record numbers of immigration. She definitely needs new advisers.
I wish they were allowed to actually talk to each other without all the parliamentary language. Then he could say, Don't be stupid. I didn't vote against controlling immigration, I voted against your RIDICULOUS Rwanda plan.
If the Tories dump her when the rules allow, I can't see them holding yet another leadership context; too embarrassing. They'll just bung 'honest Bob' Jenrick in as the runner-up. When that fails, the Tories will give up and throw the towel in with Reform.
She’s fucking woeful, but Starmer needs to be better at burying her with her own record. He looks nervous when she’s attacking him with this utter bollocks, he needs to be laughing in her face while putting her back in her box. The optics are hugely important!
Which migrants do they not want? Foreign students? Unis will close. Seasonal migrants? fruit/veg will rot. High-skilled migrants We lose our competitive advantage. Care workers? Who’ll care for your parents? What number would be acceptable? On what basis has she based her own number on? Just stupid.
The Tories are going nowhere until their front bench can honestly say they had nothing to do with the last government. That is a long way off as they need an intake of new MPs (Hopefully better than this bunch) first. In the meantime, they leave Reform to continue setting the right wing agenda.
De piffle did his best to drive most moderate Tories from the party front line so they have nothing of any quality to replace her. Though the word "quality" is qualified when talking about the 21st century Tory party
He really did. Purging Ken Clarke and Churchill's grandson was shocking behaviour that the media happily acted as if that was normal behaviour.
I literally can't think of a single Tory who would be a decent leader.
None arrived on work or study visas though, the numbers there will probably stay the same unless quotas are set. Still have skill shortages though so unlikely.
The Tories approved almost a million visas in one year, because of economic conditions.
But, somehow, they, and Reform UK, managed to convince cranky right-wingers that 45,000 asylum seekers coming across the English Channel in boats was the real problem.
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Time for change?
It's like they don't know they were ever in government. But then, these Tories of the last 14 years have a habit of thinking, 'Well, I wasn't the one in charge, so obviously it's completely different...'
14 years of lies, corruption, underfunding, racist policies and lies.
They don’t have any area of government in which they can say ‘we did that well’.
Same old stuff = same old result.
Jul-aug
Aug-sep
Sep-oct
Oct-nov
Nov-dec
I have to count on my fingers
From the criticisms thrown at Starmer it doesn't seem possible that people assume he can put everything right in (hang on a mo, 1,2,3,4,5) 5 months
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People here shorter term under free movement, having to permanently settle, cos Brexit; people coming from outside the EU (cos we need immigrants to function);
(1/2)
(2/2)
Qualities that are not lacking on the Opposition benches within the majority party.
They do seem to suffer from wilful amnesia.
And, of course, it’s always someone else’s fault.
The MSM has already successfully blamed Labour for the past 14 years
Just like Sunks GE campaign BadEnochs leadership is a total sham
Woeful 👽
This is a significant change in UK politics, a worrying one
Trussian levels of ineptitude and narcissism
I literally can't think of a single Tory who would be a decent leader.
The Tories approved almost a million visas in one year, because of economic conditions.
But, somehow, they, and Reform UK, managed to convince cranky right-wingers that 45,000 asylum seekers coming across the English Channel in boats was the real problem.