Dame Angela Eagle, minister for borders confirms that there has been a 116% increase in asylum decisions in the last financial year. Perm secretary Simon Ridley forecasts £400m has been saved on housing migrants in the same period.
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- Breaking news from the Home Office...An Iraqi people-smuggling gang supplying boats for Channel crossings has been dismantled in an international operation supported by the @NCA_UK. 13 suspects were arrested in Germany and France including senior gang members who sourced equipment for crossings.
- Replying to @BethRigbyDid you ask the tories about class warfare when you cut council budgets, EMA, SureStart, the nurse bursary?
- PM Keir Starmer pictured attending a EU leaders meeting in Brussels, where members discussed defence strategy with NATO leader Mark Rutt. It was the first time since Brexit that a UK PM attended such meeting.
- Thank you for all your support so far. It's clear that more people need to hear about the things the government are doing. And no, that doesn't include what Keir is eating on holiday. My hope in 2025 is that many more people join us in sharing the news!
- Some recent government news to share...🧵
- Recent government announcements you may have missed... 🧵
- Bridget Phillipson has today confirmed that she has accepted the STRB pay rec for 25/26. Teachers set to get a 4% pay rise in September. Represents 9.5% rise since @UKLabour came to power. New teachers will see a starting salary of £33k.
- Replying to @LabourPostOver 100,000 former mineworkers across the UK have received the first boost to their pensions. Members will see an average of £29 extra to their weekly payment, with £1.5bn transferred to the pension scheme last month.
- Vagrancy Act to be axed. @crisis_uk has said; "For 200 years the Vagrancy Act has meant that people who are homeless are treated as criminals and second class citizens. It is of great credit to the UK Government that they have shown such principled leadership in scrapping this"We're ending nearly two centuries of injustice towards some of the most vulnerable in society. No one should be criminalised for sleeping rough. By scrapping the cruel, outdated Vagrancy Act, we're ensuring people get support and dignity - not punishment. mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
- Pension Minister @TorstenBell confirms WFA will not be given back to all pensioners. Doesn't believe millionaire's should get it.
- Replying to @LabourPostSouth Western Railway will be the first train operator nationalised under the new government, with the operators contract up in May 2025. C2C (July) and Greater Anglia (Autumn) will be the next to follow.
- Replying to @LabourPostA Tree Planting Taskforce has been launched by gov to oversee the planting of millions of trees. The Taskforce, chaired by the forestry ministers from the four nations, has come together to tackle some of society’s biggest challenges with thriving trees, woods and forests.
- Clear that more needs to be done to get the message out there about what steps Labour are taking in government. I will try and do more, but others need to step up, too.
