smell the smell the panic, you can almost smell the panic, you can almost smell the panic on his front pages from smell the panic on his front pages from the smell the panic on his front pages from the government because as kate ust from the government because as kate just alluded to there, it was 12 years just alluded to there, it was 12 years ago just alluded to there, it was 12 years ago now, don t forget the conservatives have been in power for the last conservatives have been in power for the last 12 conservatives have been in power for the last 12 years, 2010 it was that david the last 12 years, 2010 it was that david cameron said that he would drive david cameron said that he would drive down david cameron said that he would drive down migration figures to the tens of drive down migration figures to the tens of thousands, it was always going tens of thousands, it was always going to tens of thousands, it was always going to be fine the sky. 2016 we voted
brewing over a number ten plan to cut the foreign student numbers, amid today s record breaking migration figures. the royal mail has dished out £1.9 billion to shareholders since it was privatised but refuses staff a pay rise that s in the mirror. the guardian leads with growing controversy over a ppe company linked to the conservative peer michelle mone, and angry reaction from mps. the front of the sun has david walliams reportedly stepping down from britain s got talent after making negative remarks about contestants. the mail leads with news that gps have voted to limit their hours to 9 to 5. and, finally, the telegraph has a picture of the queen consort sampling a marmalade sandwich with paddington bear during a teddy bears picnic held at a barnardo s nursery in east london. so let s begin. that s to get through. hi, kate, hi,
students arriving with family members to take low quality qualifications, something the head of york university argues misses the point. they bring vitality to british businesses and some of them create their own companies. if we re looking for a growth story at the moment, this is a growth story. another large group of arrivals in the last year have been ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland. around 200,000 are known to have come recently, many taking advantage of special visas. a smaller number of people from hong kong and from afghanistan have also been given bespoke visas to live in britain. whatever the reasons, the headline figure will intensify argument about what britain s immigration policy should look like post brexit. today s migration figures do not include those arriving in small boats or coming to the uk by other irregular routes. the government, elected on a promise to reduce migration, is said to be fully committed
another large group of arrivals in the last year have been ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland, around 200,000 are known to have come recently, many taking advantage of special visas. a smaller number of special visas. a smaller number of people from hong kong and from afghanistan have also been given bespoke visas to live in britain. whatever the reasons, the headline figure will intensify argument about what britain s immigration policy should look like post brexit. fist what britain s immigration policy should look like post-brexit. at the key takeaway should look like post-brexit. at the key takeaway is, don t assume that | key takeaway is, don t assume that these figures are some kind of new normal that we going to have for the new next ten years, this is a relatively unusual period that we are currently seeing. are currently seeing. today s migration are currently seeing. today s migration figures are currently seeing. today s migration figures do - are currently
actually see a decline in the years to come as well. we actually see a decline in the years to come as well. to come as well. we need to be absolutely to come as well. we need to be absolutely clear to come as well. we need to be absolutely clear what to come as well. we need to be absolutely clear what we re - to come as well. we need to be i absolutely clear what we re talking about, don t we? these overall migration figures. for example, asylum applications is a specific, self contained area. could you talk us through what this process means and where we are with the backlog, for example? and where we are with the backlog, for example? right now, the figures that have also for example? right now, the figures that have also cannot for example? right now, the figures that have also cannot have - for example? right now, the figures that have also cannot have shown i for example? right now, the figures | that have also cannot have shown the backlog is quite dire in the uk ri