Act now, PM
VIRTUALLY every plan dreamed up by the Government to tackle illegal migration and crime linked to immigration is immediately undone by one factor — Britain’s membership of the ECHR.
Foreign criminals can still use human rights laws to avoid their “deport now, appeal later” scheme.
PAKeir Starmer will never be able to tackle illegal migration and crime if Britain stays in the ECHR[/caption]
In fact, any overseas offender successfully deported could even use the Article 8 clause to later get back IN.
Keir Starmer’s pledge to smash the people-smuggling gangs looks more hollow than ever as the number of migrants arriving illegally passes 50,000 — that’s one every 11 minutes.
Mostly, they are men of military age.
Some are here to work illegally, some to actively do us harm.
As an internationally-respected human rights lawyer, the Prime Minister knows the law backwards.
Deep down, he must realise he can’t meet his promise to a furious public without pulling Britain out of the ECHR — or securing Europe-wide agreement on reform.
Several countries — including Italy and Denmark — already want to do it but have received no support whatsoever from the UK.
So instead of wasting time with short-term gimmicks that won’t work, why doesn’t the PM use his vast expertise to secure our own new laws that actually will?
Building back
THE country is desperate for hundreds of thousands of new homes.
There are also nearly one million young people not in education or training.
AlamyThe country desperately needs new homes and young people need jobs[/caption]
The Sun’s Build Back Better campaign aims to tackle both problems.
So Education Secretary Bridget Phillpson is bang on with her call to get jobless youngsters off the couch and onto the building site.
Not only would it get more apprentices into construction to help the Government get anywhere near its target of 1.5 million new homes.
It’s also vital for our young people to be helped to make a life for themselves by giving them a shot at rewarding careers.
Otherwise we are throwing them on the benefits scrapheap.
Jabs pharmy
FAT jabs are already turning out to be a key weapon in the fight against obesity.
Seriously overweight patients currently cost tax-payers £1 billion a year.
AlamyFat jabs are already turning out to be a key weapon in the fight against obesity[/caption]
It’s still early days and the long-term effects of the injections are still to some extent unknown.
But Government plans to see if pharmacies can dispense them would speed up the roll-out.
Crucially, it could also free up valuable time for GPs to concentrate on the sick.
Jabs a good ’un.
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