[Politics] The Labour Government

seagullsovergrimsby said:

What is going to happen to the £300M given to Rwanda despite the fact only 5 people have gone voluntarily ? Secondly what is going to happen to the £400M Sunak gave to the French to stop smuggling of migrants ?

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More than £320m spent on Rwanda policy will be lost if Tories lose election

Costs of trying to deport asylum seekers cannot be recovered if Labour wins and disbands policy

www.theguardian.com

UK looking at what money can be recouped from Rwanda scheme

The Tory government had already sent £220m to Rwanda as part of the deportation scheme, which is now being scrapped.

www.bbc.co.uk

Chicken Run said:

Well done sir, DJ is a proper geezer ex Para, what’s not to like

Former paratrooper Dan Jarvis named Security Minister in new Labour government

Dan Jarvis, the new Security Minister, was a major in the Parachute Regiment.

www.forces.net

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ozzygull said:

At some point the government have to make decisions on where they will invest to achieve the growth they know they need to start reviving the economy.

The idea that the economy gets better by cutting public services more, has proved to be a fallacy.

My main concern with this government, is they haven't laid out any plans to achieve the Growth they will need.

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I hope the housing they build will be social Housing that belong to the council and not just giving planning permission for more over priced and poor quality homes like they have built in our area all over the place.

They can then use them to help people on low incomes have somewhere to live with controlled rental fees and security. They should also have the "right to buy" removed from them so they stay social housing.

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seagullsovergrimsby said:

What is going to happen to the £300M given to Rwanda despite the fact only 5 people have gone voluntarily ? Secondly what is going to happen to the £400M Sunak gave to the French to stop smuggling of migrants ?

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KZNSeagull said:

Not giving a job to Emily Thornberry would be a good start.

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Triggaaar said:

Agreed. I would have liked to see Dianne Abbott as Chancellor though

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Hugo Rune said:

I disagree. Although we can surely agree that just because Rachel Reeves had some sort of job in finance once, it doesn’t qualify her to be Chancellor.

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Hugo Rune said:

I disagree. Although we can surely agree that just because Rachel Reeves had some sort of job in finance once, it doesn’t qualify her to be Chancellor.

I was quite shocked that Labour parted with tradition and gave this role to a woman, especially one that has not received a good public school education as the offspring of Abbott enjoyed. Also she is too young. Can she recall the likes of Lawson? I doubt it.

My choice would be John Martin McDonnell. Right sex, right age, right colour and left politics. He could certainly reel Starmer in from the centre right and persuade him to do proper socialist stuff like re-nationalising the trains, creating a nationalised energy company and taxing public schools now Abbott’s kids have left!

Bring him on!

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Sid and the Sharknados said:

en on the longer they're

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Right Brain Ronnie said:

Labour will have to squeeze their bottoms tightly together today, just proving the point that this government could absolutely bring down Britain in a very quick way, with only a third of the electorate actual wanting them, what could go wrong.🫣

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WATFORD zero said:

Would sir like some

with that

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ozzygull said:

Don't know why, but this just made me feel happy. Watch the kids reaction at the end.

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Zeberdi said:

Government Minister for Health, Wes Streeting, in talks with junior Doctors today to try and resolve dispute.

Politics latest: Renowned doctor and Labour peer says UK 'might have to consider insurance' to cover cost of NHS

Lord Robert Winston has told Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge that with the increasing costs of healthcare, the NHS funding model should be properly considered.

news.sky.com

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Kinky Gerbil said:

Reeves claimed the financial situation is worse than they believed before taking office (hmmmm, who didn't see this coming) so it's going to be interesting to see how they approach this.

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Right Brain Ronnie said:

Labour will have to squeeze their bottoms tightly together today, just proving the point that this government could absolutely bring down Britain in a very quick way, with only a third of the electorate actual wanting them, what could go wrong.🫣

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Right Brain Ronnie said:

What deal would you give those young doctors?

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Kinky Gerbil said:

The same as Scotland, which was around 13 percent

Most the population think they should get a rise.

I'd like Labour to look at other ways to keep/reward doctors as well

Something along the lines of Serve x amount of time in NHS get x amount of debt wiped.

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