Bloody hell. Just when you thought the immigration debate couldn't get any more heated, the Conservatives have gone nuclear with their latest proposal. A "Deportation Bill" that's basically throwing the kitchen sink at both legal AND illegal immigration. And yes, they're the same party that oversaw migration numbers hitting the stratosphere while they were actually running things. The irony isn't lost on me.
Human rights? We don't need no stinking human rights!
The most eyebrow-raising bit of this whole plan? They want to completely disapply human rights laws from immigration court cases. Let that sink in for a sec.
This is their answer to all those pesky lawyers helping foreign nationals make asylum claims that the Tories deem "spurious." I spent three years covering immigration courts back in 2018, and lemme tell you - it's never as black and white as politicians make it sound.
Kemi's magic number
Kemi Badenoch's big idea is enforcing a legally binding annual cap on how many people can come to the UK. Which, honestly, sounds great in theory until you actually have to implement it. My cousin works in immigration policy (poor guy) and his response when I mentioned this was: "already updating my LinkedIn profile."
She's trying to wrestle net migration down from a whopping 700,000 last year. That's... a lot of people.
Are you REALLY 17, though?
Another interesting wrinkle - they want scientific age-testing for small boat migrants. Apparently there's a "scandal" of adults pretending to be kids. I've seen some of teh reporting on this, and while there are definitely cases, the science behind age testing isn't exactly foolproof.
God. Remember when immigration policy was boring?
The timing is... interesting
The Tories are framing this as an "alternative" to Labour's upcoming immigration crackdown. Labour is apparently planning to announce visa restrictions next week for countries whose citizens frequently overstay - Pakistan and Nigeria being prime examples.
It's like watching two boxers circling each other, both trying to land the "I'm tougher on immigration" punch.
(I spent $400 on a political science course once and this is literally all I remember - politicians love nothing more than a good immigration showdown.)
Shadow Home Secretary throws shade
Chris Philp isn't holding back. He's accusing Labour of "turning a blind eye to the crisis at our borders" while small boat crossings increase.
And in a fascinating twist, he's lumping Labour AND Reform together, calling them both "complicit in the trade of empty slogans and hollow promises."
That's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for him.
What's crystal clear is that neither side is backing down. The Conservatives insist their plan "can be enacted now to get immigration back under control." But after 14 years of them being in charge and migration hitting record highs... I'm not holding my breath. Are you?
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