Burnham said:
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Only about 1,500 small boat illegal migrants were sent back to France. A Home Office spokesman said:
“We continue to work with France to relentlessly tackle small boat crossings, and we’ve made real progress. Numbers are significantly down on last year and crossings this summer were the lowest in 6 years.
The government’s pilot with France to remove asylum seekers in exchange for an equal number of legal migrants is no longer processing new cases. However, flights will continue over the coming weeks to swiftly remove small boat migrants from the UK, and we will use lessons learned from the pilot to accelerate efforts to return small boat migrants with no right to remain in the UK.”
A blow…
The BBC has deleted an article linking bare nails – a new trend among women – with ‘white supremacy’. Oh boy…
The article said the “viral craze” had many critics who claim it can “stigmatise bold manicures” and carried a quote about bare nails from a beauty journalist:
“That trend really promotes blankness and this kind of sameness and erasure of culture and identity that is so important to black and brown communities. They are often called elegant or tasteful and these are often usually euphemisms that perpetuate white supremacist standards of beauty.”
The BBC pulled the article for review and has now deleted it permanently. It said:
“This article examined the trend of bare nails and what might be motivating it, hearing from a range of contributors as well as looking at the cultural significance of manicures. It was removed on 29 September pending an editorial review.
Following this review the article was permanently removed on the same day because it reported criticism of the bare nails trend without sufficient context or challenge and so did not meet our editorial standards.”
Gloss over that one…
Far-left Labour MP Richard Burgon appeared on a panel with a representative of the Muslim Council of Britain at Labour Conference. An organisation with which the government has refused to engage since 2009…
Hassan Joudi, Treasurer of the Muslim Council of Britain, appeared on a panel hosted by Stand Up To Racism. The Labour government confirmed earlier this year that they are continuing with the longstanding non-engagement with the MCB. Cranks gonna crank…
During the panel event, Joudi said that phrases including “protect our children” and “stop the boats” were used by those who want to “stoke division.” He also said that said that the St George’s Cross and Union Jack were “no longer symbols of unity in our county” and instead have become a symbol of “something else.” What are the chances the Labour whips will bother ticking Burgon off…
Burgon is a prominent MP in the Socialist Campaign Group, which declared victory yesterday post-Burnham’s speech and said it may. The Corbynite cranks are licking their lips…
Reform is firing back at Burnham after the PM re-opened the Brexit debate and said rejoining the EU is on the table. So far Farage’s party has only criticised Burnham’s proposed reforms to the triple lock on pensions…
Farage will speak in leave-voting Doncaster tomorrow and accuse Burnham of plotting to put Britain in the Eurozone and reinstating free movement. It is a legal requirement under EU law for new joiners to adopt the Euro…
The Brexit battle is back on. Up goes the bat signal…
Burnham said in his main conference speech: “For the historic victory he achieved for us, I am here to say: thank you, Keir.”