That this was 2022 policy of last government is not necessarily a reason not to do it.

But ignoring that avoids question of why it failed

Much tougher policy on "pull factors" (refuse all claims) failed

So analysis of asylum system rules as pull factor is exaggerated/wrong & changes won't impact

Jesus springs to mind. Or the Apostle Paul.

This is pretty damning.

Delaying is not neutral. The world moves on. The risk is that the economic harm, when the die is eventually cast, is even worse. And in political terms, there is the risk that Starmer winds up looking like he's been forced into a decision rather than chosen it.

Imo Starmer is simply trying to hold the line, to avoid committing too closely to either the EU or the US, because pivoting in either direction will cause economic harm.

But it cannot last, and it cannot hold. Eventually, he must choose. And there's a risk to delaying:

I sort of understand why Starmer is waiting. We've already seriously damaged our economy with Brexit, and opposing Trump would incur further economic damage - which we can't afford. We placed ourselves in the weakest possible position through Brexit.

(I think I'd seen that bio back in the day, and not realized it'd been corrected!)

Thanks so much for the correction, I will adjust :) I absolutely LOVE Aphra!

Wait, what? I missed this hahahah

Worth noting the studio isn't releasing these numbers; we know them because the show was filmed in the U.K. to get tax breaks. Under our tax rules, more information must be public domain in order to get those tax breaks.

Let's face it, they know they've been sent there purely for the cameras. They're not expecting to find anything more.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Let's see how this plays out. /end