Mailwatch(ed) Forum

Nobody will lend Reeves money as borrowing hits zero.

Ha ha,

I get that it's a political live blog, but the focus on month to month figures is overdone, particularly when capital is included too, as that can vary a lot.

This sounds reasonably sensible. Of course, it's marginal, people who arrive with visas frequently disappear.

Thousands of European airline staff are being trained to stop people boarding flights to Britain without valid visas, in a move billed by the foreign secretary as a digital upgrade to border controls.

David Lammy said the measures marked a step towards “more secure, more digital and more effective” borders, but the move could raise questions about human rights safeguards.

Guardian interpretation.

It comes as Labour seek to outflank Reform UK on border control and respond to what the party believes is public anxiety over uncontrolled immigration. Keir Starmer is seeking to maintain a hard rhetorical line, with returns and enforcement appearing to be central to his government’s approach.

Returns and enforcement, or as we might call it, core function of government, Outflanking Reform, apparently.

Would have thought it's technically easy to know who is coming into the country the moment they book a ticket. If you have no ID card or passport then you can't buy a ticket.

Do you need a visa to book a ticket?

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 3:06 pm Do you need a visa to book a ticket?

I believe my ex used to have to include it on his flight details.

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:42 pm Fair enough too.

I have no objections to her resigning over this. I don't like these cuts the system needs Reform but not like this and I fear the fallout.

One unnecessary part of this is that Universal Credit is going to rise above inflation. There are some long term reasons for that, but it means a load more to be saved from disabled people. I'd have thought somebody needs to say "Liz, great long term thinking, very brave, but do you think there might be a reason why nobody before you has done this?"