Paid more than the PM, it was a miracle he was still in his job: How Sir Philip Rutnam’s name has become a byword for bungled advice and toxic clashes with Ministers Top civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam, 54, sensationally quit Home Office yesterday Rutnam was paid £175,000 with gold-plated pension as Permanent Secretary However, … Read more
Priti Patel doesn’t like to dwell on the racism she used to experience as a child. ‘She doesn’t talk about it much,’ a close friend told me. ‘But she used to get a lot of name-calling at school and when she was out with her parents. She has told me it was pretty horrible.’ That was … Read more
Cate Blanchett, 50, oozes sartorial chic in oversized green co-ords as she attends Stateless photocall at the Berlin Film Festival By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 11:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 11:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 She’s stepped behind the camera as co-creator of the series Stateless. And Cate Blanchett cut a chic … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer hints he would bring back EU free movement at next general election as voting in Labour leadership contest gets underway Voting in the Labour leadership contest starts today and will close on April 2 Sir Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy are the final candidates Jeremy Corbyn’s replacement will be announced … Read more
Priti Patel is hit by new ‘bullying’ claims as immigration boss quits his role after ‘major run-ins’ with the Home Secretary Immigration boss Mark Thomson reportedly quit over run-ins with Ms Patel Thomson prompted to resign from his role following ‘uncomfortable’ demands It comes as Ms Patel already accused of belittling Home Office civil servants By … Read more
Home Office was branded ‘institutionally racist’ in report into Windrush deportation policy – but the wording ‘was watered down before publication’ The review into the policy towards migrants has seen the claim edited out It was commissioned in 2018 after Caribbean migrants detained or deported The delayed report was expected to be published at the … Read more
Jobs bonanza for Australians seeking work in UK – tight new British immigration laws post-Brexit will favour native English speakers New UK immigration system touted as great news for Australian migrant workers The new laws will prioritise visas for skilled English-speaking migrant workers Government said it’s aiming to reduce the number of ‘cheap unskilled labour’ … Read more
Priti Patel admitted today that the Government’s plans for a hardline immigration policy would have prevented her own parents from settling in the UK. The Home Secretary this morning published plans for an ‘Australian-style’ points-based immigration system as she said net migration will fall when it is introduced next year. But the 47-year-old, who was … Read more
The post-Brexit shake-up to Britain’s immigration system, unveiled today by Priti Patel, should be welcomed on the grounds of politics, economics – and general fairness. I would go further. This new, points-based labour migration policy represents the re-establishment of a national social contract with the British workforce – a contract that was ripped up when … Read more
Priti Patel today dismissed business concerns that the government’s new immigration system could lead to staff shortages as she told British companies to focus on employing British workers. The Home Secretary today published plans for the UK’s new Australian-style points-based immigration system as she said net migration will fall when it is introduced next year. … Read more
Priti Patel has branded rapper Dave’s claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a ‘real racist’ as ‘utter nonsense’ and ‘highly inappropriate’. The Home Secretary, today appearing on Sky News and BBC Breakfast to promote the Government’s radical immigration-system overhaul, said that Mr Johnson was ‘absolutely not a racist’ and disagreed with Dave’s ‘generalisation’. Her … Read more
Migrants from the EU will have to speak English and have a job offer under sweeping reforms to end Britain’s reliance on cheap European labour. The measures are part of the biggest shake-up to border rules since this country joined the Common Market in 1973. Low-skilled immigration will be made virtually impossible under a points-based … Read more
The MAJOR visa change that means backpackers can stay in Australia longer without getting a job – and why it’s great news for fire-ravaged towns By Aap Published: 20:46 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 20:55 GMT, 16 February 2020 Backpackers are being invited to help Australian farmers and communities rebuild after devastating bushfires, with … Read more