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Jam tomorrow forever

Rachel reeves looks gormlessly at Sir Keith Starmer who himself looks befuddled as he explains things will not get better any time soon

December 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM

politicaliverpool.bsky.social

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I literally directly quoted Hansard, you can’t keep saying “read Hansard” and then lying she never excludes any item from assets

We will also remove our duty to support those who have a right to work. It is right that those who receive support pay for it if they can, so those with income or assets will have to contribute to the cost of their stay. That will end the absurdity that we currently experience, in which an asylum seeker receiving £800 each month from his family, and who had recently acquired an Audi, was receiving free housing at the taxpayer’s expense, and the courts judged that we could do nothing about it.

The measures are designed to tackle the pull factors that draw people to this country, but reducing the number of arrivals is just half of the story. We must also enforce our rules and remove those who have no right to be here. That will mean restarting removals to countries where they have been paused. In recent months, we have begun the voluntary removal of failed asylum seekers to Syria once again. However, many failed asylum seekers from Syria are still here, most of whom fled a regime that has since been toppled. Other countries are planning to enforce removals, and we will follow suit. Where a failed asylum seeker cannot be returned home, we will also continue to explore the possibility of return hubs, with negotiations ongoing.

November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM

politicaliverpool.bsky.social

@politicaliverpool.bsky.social

Having to rewatch an almost blow by blow replay of the “grey man”, no ideas, “cones hotline” style government with the same press response and glee at the “red meat” to the right wing but this time it’s the party who ostensibly move us left is incredibly depressing.