Will Labour’s alternative to the Rwanda scheme work?
Keir Starmer has recognised that the belief his party has no plan to “stop the boats” is a problem.
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Keir Starmer has recognised that the belief his party has no plan to “stop the boats” is a problem.
ByEven if flights take off to Rwanda, the public has already stopped listening.
ByThe party might keep the Rwanda plan until it has agreed a returns policy with the EU.
ByThe Prime Minister can argue that the Rwanda plan is having a deterrent effect.
ByThe new policy will not put off migrants who are already prepared to risk their lives to reach the UK.
ByKeir Starmer will be vulnerable on immigration if he enters Downing Street.
ByRishi Sunak’s asylum plan may have finally passed parliament but voters have other priorities.
ByThere is little political capital to be made from an expensive and ineffective deportation scheme.
ByOne year’s deportation bill could cost considerably more than the UK spends on its entire prison system.
ByAs the Labour leader mercilessly exploited Tory divisions, Rishi Sunak was left politically helpless.
ByAs far-right parties surge on the continent, Britain’s staunch multiculturalism is starting to look a little lonely.
ByThe party’s self-destruction over the Rwanda bill shows it is simply too divided to govern.
ByThe Prime Minister knows that few of his critics genuinely want another leadership contest before the next election.
ByConservative rebels hope to use an apocalyptic poll to force Rishi Sunak to make concessions over the Rwanda bill.
ByDamian Green, who chairs the group of 106 Conservative moderates, reveals Rishi Sunak promised to go “no further on Rwanda”.
ByBy voting for the Rwanda bill, One Nation MPs have dragged their party further to the extremes.
ByTory MPs are not grateful for the Prime Minister or optimistic about their prospects.
ByRishi Sunak’s bill may have passed but disunity and despair continue to plague the Conservatives.
ByThe Prime Minister’s fluency is of little use to him as he struggles to contain a Tory mutiny.
ByConservative infighting risks obscuring any policy successes the Prime Minister enjoys.
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