Immigration
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy discusses with HuffPost UK’s Paul Waugh her bid to become leader of the Labour party. Lisa Nandy has been one of the most vocal critics of the political party’s over-centralisation during her decade as an MP and given her stark assessment of why Labour has been losing traditional working class and northern voters. Here she sets out the ways she would plan on winning them back from Conservative MPs.
Wigan MP blames hard left deselection threats for loss of seats like Leigh and calls for regional immigration policy.
Priti Patel’s former special adviser James Starkie joins the team to give his verdict on the explosive briefing war engulfing the home secretary and her officials. The former Vote Leave ally of Dominic Cummings also explains why Boris Johnson’s controversial aide is going nowhere. And the team dissect the UK and EU’s opening negotiating positions to ask: what is the point of the PM’s hardline push for “divergence”? With Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth.
Priti Patel has seen a meteoric rise within the government since becoming an MP in 2010. However, the home secretary has also packed in numerous controversies in that time in relation to her views, undeclared meetings with senior Israeli officials and the announcement of a controversial post-Brexit immigration policy that has divided many.
The government has set out its new points-based immigration system, which includes a salary threshold of £25,600. Home secretary Priti Patel has suggested that staff shortages resulting from lower immigration can be filled by people who are “economically inactive” in the UK. We spoke to Sophie Walker, Chief Executive of the Young Women’s Trust, to hear how these new policies will affect women most of all.
An outspoken BBC guest claimed Britain was "sinking" and that a "flood" of immigrants were costing the NHS too much. Turns out it really isn't that straightforward.
Points mean prizes...or do they?
Home secretary defends new strict rules designed to clamp down on low skilled workers.
Home secretary Priti Patel finally reveals how Brexit will allow the UK to control its borders but Labour brands the plan “meaningless”.
Our five-month-old baby has never met his dad, simply because the man I fell in love with isn’t from Europe. How can that be fair, asks Aisha Chimwaji.