IT HAS been a tough week on immigration for the Prime Minister.
With a backlog of asylum applications at a record high of 160,000, Rishi Sunak led to what is effectively an amnesty for 12,000 of those awaiting a decision.
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Most of these will probably be waved in without an interview.
The Home office the appalling inability to handle cases has compelled him.
Further evidence of its failure is the fact that of the 20,000 rejected asylum seekers who could be deported under a new scheme, only 21 have been removed.
A Rishi scheme to save taxpayers money by putting people on waiting lists in tents on RAF bases and on ships is now facing opposition from officials who say it goes against EU regulations.
But the Prime Minister’s determination to tackle the crisis is in stark contrast of labour.
Keith Starmer has no plan.
Unfortunately, illegal migration was not one of his bizarre ‘five missions’ for the government.
If Rishi can stop the small boats, he can still win the election.
And he may then be in a position to take an ax to an unsuitable Internal Affairs office.
Admittedly, it seems like a very big “if”.
But Labour’s total lack of ideas on the subject should give him hope.
Rishi’s big gamble
The stakes couldn’t be higher.
The Prime Minister has posted almost all of his political chips on the table.
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We still have to wait for the full details of the deal between Britain and the EU – although Rishi Sunak deserves credit for persuading Brussels to even renegotiate the deal alone. Northern Ireland protocol treaty.
The EU had previously maintained that this was impossible.
But if the Prime Minister bets that Brexiteers and the DUP will swallow EU laws that take precedence in Northern Ireland, his move may fail.
They have always maintained that this was a red line.
What is certain is that the country wants Rishi to get Brexit done once and for all.
Good luck with that, PM.
A criminal fail
IS it any wonder that the country is losing faith in its police?
Today we reveal almost 1.5 million crimes remain unsolved for a year.
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That’s 5,000 cases a day where victims don’t get justice — not surprising considering so many cops are desk-bound.
As well as tackling a rotten culture of sexism and misogynyour police chiefs need to go back to basics.
And that means cops go out to catch crooks.