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Migrants ‘must be stopped from using Human Rights act to fight deportation’ say Tories
TORIES want to stop migrants using the Human Rights act to fight deportation.
They have tabled an amendment to Labour’s borders bill to stop “spurious” claims.
It would mean those seeking appeal to deportation decisions would not be able to make human rights claims in British courts.
It comes after a series of bonkers cases including an Albanian criminal allowed to stay in Britain partly because his son will not eat foreign chicken nuggets.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said: “Our ability to manage immigration is hindered by extremely distorted interpretations of international laws.
“It’s critical to shift immigration powers from the courts to parliament and elected ministers, enabling more effective control over our borders.”
It comes after it was revealed the number of foreign criminals in the UK is three times as high as it was eight years ago.
More than 18,000 foreign national offenders, who have served a prison sentence, were living in the UK at the end of September last year.
The Home Office figures sparked fury and fresh demands for Labour to further ramp up deportations.
Popular seaside pub in resort town set to close in just weeks after pouring pints for 500 years
A POPULAR seaside pub in an English resort town is set to close within weeks after pouring pints for 500 years.
The ancient boozer has been battling money troubles for a while, and its time could now finally be up.
The Hole in the Wall is an historic pub in Torquay, Devon, south-west England.
It claims to have been pouring pints since 1540, which makes it the town’s oldest watering hole.
The pub prides itself on a ye olde atmosphere, created by its cobbled floors and low-beamed ceilings.
It has been a regular hangout of smugglers and business people alike, according to the owners.
But now, this champion of tradition is under threat.
The management posted a notice to the pub’s Facebook page warning punters the end could be nigh.
They wrote: “As many of you are already aware, the pub has been going through some financial difficulties recently, putting us at serious risk of closure.”
The message said that the publicans have until mid April “to get [their] affairs in order”.
So, it expects to trade until at least then.
They signed off by thanking the locals for their “patience and understanding”.
The post was shared many times on the social media site by people wanting to spread the word – and perhaps drum up support.
Hoards of people flocked to lament the loss in the comments section – with many sharing fond memories of sinking pints there.
Michael Kinton wrote: “Great pub what a terrible shame if it closes.”
Similarly, Keith Gatfield said: “A tragedy if this pub closes. An oasis in a Torquay sea of fizz these days. Had some great times here, especially in the outside drinking area.”
Others struggled to believe the news after recent visits when the pub seemed in good shape.
Adam Shewry asked: “Why is it closing? Was busy last weekend there.”
Andrew Mills said the pub was “bouncing” when he last checked in.
As the mid-April deadline approaches, the pub continues to be beset by issues.
A post on March 6 informed customers that only cash was being accepted in the bar and restaurant.
Meanwhile, a popular pub in Buckinghamshire has suffered the fate The Hole in the Wall hopes to avoid.
The Pink and Lily in Princes Risborough has pulled its last pint after seven years in business.
It comes after more than 400 pubs closed across the UK last year as the country’s boozer count hit an all-time low.
400 PUBS SHUT IN 2024
Some 412 in England and Wales — around 34 a month — shut and were demolished or converted into homes, offices and nurseries.
That was a rise of 6.7 per cent compared to the previous year and the sharpest fall in numbers since 2021, when 444 pubs closed their doors.
A total of 2,074 pubs have gone in the past five years, analysis by the commercial real estate experts Altus Group found.
The overall number of boozers in England and Wales, including those vacant and offered to let, fell to a low of 38,989 according to Valuation Office Agency statistics.
Three years ago the hospitality sector was hit by Covid lockdowns and soaring energy prices.
This year rising costs and cautious spending has also hit the sector.
The British Beer and Pub Association reckons pubs face an additional £71million bill from April when employer National Insurance Contributions rise to 15 per cent.
And Altus calculates the reduction in the level of business rates discount from 75 to 40 per cent will cost £215million.
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By Laura McGuire, consumer reporter
MANY Food and drink chains have been struggling in recently as the cost of living has led to fewer people spending on eating out.
Businesses had been struggling to bounce back after the pandemic, only to be hit with soaring energy bills and inflation.
Multiple chains have been affected, resulting in big-name brands like Wetherspoons and Frankie & Benny’s closing branches.
Some chains have not survived, Byron Burger fell into administration last year, with owners saying it would result in the loss of over 200 jobs.
Pizza giant, Papa Johns is shutting down 43 of its stores soon.
Tasty, the owner of Wildwood, said it will shut sites as part of major restructuring plans.
Step up efforts to unlock £250bn in frozen assets from ‘Putin’s bank’ to help Ukraine, Keir Starmer urged
SIR Keir Starmer has been told to step up efforts to unlock frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine — rather than just keeping them safe in “Putin’s bank”.
The PM wants European leaders to channel Moscow’s £250billion held across the continent to boost the embattled nation’s war chest.
The UK has pledged a £2.26billion loan to Ukraine’s war effort, underwritten by frozen Russian wealth.
But resistance to a wider raid has come from Eurozone countries concerned about international law and fearing it could spook further investment from other countries.
G7 nations have frozen about £250billion in Central Bank of Russia assets since the 2022 invasion.
Income generated is being used but the underlying assets are untouched.
And about £160billion is sitting in Belgium’s central security depository Euroclear.
Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: “We are not Putin’s bank and Putin needs to pay for his appalling invasion. We need to move fast to seize these assets.”
Labour MP Joe Powell told the Sun on Sunday: “It’s well overdue for European leaders to be bold and take steps to seize the Russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine.
“Russia has caused massive damage to Ukraine, but they will never pay up on their own accord.
“I’m proud Chancellor Rachel Reeves has led the way on using the interest from the Russian cash.
“I hope Keir Starmer can now convince the Germans and French to take the next step.”
Sir Iain added: “Given the fact the US is making life very difficult for Ukraine, it’s important we use the assets to the advantage of Ukraine.
“And we must absolutely not allow them to go back into negotiations with Russia.
“This is something Europe can do and doesn’t need permission from America.”
Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel said: “More needs to be done to mobilise Russian assets lawfully.
“The PM and the EU need to keep striving to find solutions.”
It came as Foreign Secretary David Lammy suggested Britain could join a European defence fund.
He told the Financial Times: “We are open to those initiatives because this is about European security.”
Sir Keir’s approval rating has been boosted from -35 to -25 after he navigated tricky diplomatic waters amid the dust-up between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky, an Opinium poll found.
And in another coup for the PM, Australia is now considering contributing to his “coalition of the willing” to help Ukraine.
The Trump administration has suspended delivery of all US military aid to Mr Zelensky.
But former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace said it would not be the “end of the world” if the US left Nato.
He said Europe must provide its own security and defend Ukraine.
President Zelensky yesterday said he was fully committed to having a constructive dialogue with the US in Saudi Arabia next week to try to bring the war to an end.
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