'I know plenty of people on benefits who work hard — it’s just they don’t get paid enough to cover the basics of life... If you're working 40 hours a week and you can't cover your bills, that ain't your fault. It's the fault of the slags paying you.'
— Danny Dyer
Tim Farron, "The unpleasantness about this debate is only matched by the lack of proper information" #BBCQT
"85% of refugees settle in the country next to where they come from"
"The French take 3x more refugees than we do"
"The Germans take 4x more refugees than we do"
"If you put us back in the European Union, we are 19th in the league table when it comes to the number of refugees we take per capita"
"Do we need deterrents? Yes. The best deterrents is competence. If we assess people when they arrive - and they are not illegal immigrants - they are people seeking asylum.. From Sudan.. Afghanistan.. Iran.. Syria.. 90%+ turn out to be genuine refugees"
"If we have a competent government, and we haven't had one, let's see about this one.. And you assess them quickly.. And return the ones that are not refugees"
"That is your deterrent"
"Rwanda was a waste of money.. If they spent that money on case workers we could have processed these people, returned the ones that weren't refugees in a humane way, and let th eones who are genuine refugees, become British, pay their taxes, be part of our country, and we should be proud to admit them"
Very well said @timfarron 👏
Today the government and I have announced exciting new plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street.
These plans will transform the experience of Londoners and tourists visiting the world-famous high street. We’re determined to create one of the finest public spaces in the world.
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I’ve been asked by some ppl to explain what ‘women with DSD’ means, given the attacks these natal women are getting from Gender Critical extremists on this platform. DSD is a medical condition & not an excuse for hate comments. Ppl with DSD are in the news, due to the Olympics.
I remember around age 7 I asked my mom who God was. She turned and looked at me and said "Matt. That's something you're going to have to figure out on your own when you're ready to figure it out"
And that's how it should always be, for everyone.