National politics

[Hugo]

Labour to unveil big immigration plans next week - but will they win back votes?

Small boats coming to the UK in record numbers,  but no record numbers for deportation, why?
Perhaps we should be stopping these boats from entering British waters in the first place?



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxkl01qjzwo

[Hugo]

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells Laura Kuenssberg lower skill workers will face a visa crackdown - watch and follow live above




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2jnr1mkv8t

[Hugo]

Post Office offer amounts to just half of my claim, says Bates

Sir Alan Bates has accused the government of putting forward a "take it or leave it" offer of compensation amounting to less than half of his claim.

The former subpostmaster, who has campaigned for redress for victims of the Post Office scandal, said ministers were presiding over "quasi-kangaroo courts" and altering the "goal posts" on their judgements.




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kvzkg308wo

[Ian]

One answer is to renationalise the Post Office but pay the current owners the sale amount less all the compensation. And how many of the PO's top staff are now serving sentences for lying?