Work visas have increased from 162,588 to 345,451 in the year ending March 2023. Other visas including humanitarian schemes for Ukrainians, Afghans and Syrians have also soared from 51,031 to 265,270… (View Post)

Some perspective on the immigration numbers: The new total will include 174,200 Ukrainian refugees and 160,700 Hongkongers fleeing repression in China — groups entering the country via special visa s… (View Post)

We may have a test of that shortly: This evening MPs are expected to approve a 30 day ban from the Commons for Margaret Ferrier, who broke Covid rules. A recall petition will be triggered in Ruthergl… (View Post)

Talking of scandals….. Major Update to my Parliamentary Scandals Tracker after some good tips yesterday. Labour really punching above their weight here given they have 60% the number of MPs as the Co… (View Post)

If Starmer is going to complain about the number of work visas issued, the honest thing to do would be to tell us which of these occupations he wants to cut numbers in: https://bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk… (View Post)