know, we heard john mcdonnell, former shadow chancellor today, saying that he would not want to reduce the basic rate of tax, even though rachel reeves does support that. ~ .. . that. well, i think i will be stickinr that. well, i think i will be sticking with that. well, i think i will be sticking with rachel- that. well, | think | will be| sticking with rachel reeves that. well, i think i will be . sticking with rachel reeves s that. well, i think i will be - sticking with rachel reeves s plan sticking with rachel reeves s plan as a former economist for the bank of england, but i think the fundamentals are that we are having less money to spend. if interest rates go up, that s going to be a problem for people who are buying their homes, and it s also going to be a problem for the economy as a whole. you mentioned that i work at the moment in the west of england. we havejust seen the moment in the west of england. we have just seen £11 million wiped off the amount of investment
they aren t afraid of dying, and if they are not afraid of death, they won t be afraid of going to rwanda. earlier this month, the plan was challenged in the high court in london. a ruling is expected later in the autumn. the united nations refugee agency says the uk government needs to change course. the numbers are going up. the people who are taking these journeys are well aware that they are at risk of being transferred to rwanda it s not stopping them. what is being achieved here? almost nothing. it s hugely expensive and the very high probability is that those that do come to rwanda will leave very, very quickly and we are right back where we started again. the government says the rwanda plan is legal and safe and will help fix the broken asylum system. it wants to stop the people smugglers and prevent
and if they are not afraid of death, they won t be afraid of going to rwanda. earlier this month, the plan was challenged in the high court in london. a ruling is expected later in the autumn. the united nations refugee agency says the uk government needs to change course. the numbers are going up. the people who are taking these journeys are well aware that they are at risk of being transferred to rwanda it s not stopping them. what is being achieved here? almost nothing. it s hugely expensive and the very high probability is that those that do come to rwanda will leave very, very quickly and we are right back where we started again. the government says the rwanda plan is legal and safe and will help fix the broken asylum system. it wants to stop the people smugglers and prevent further loss of life. but there s no sign
government been tied up in knots ever since the government first announced it. we had the government first announced it. we had the heart of it injune, charities had the heart of it injune, charities and lawyers launching a series charities and lawyers launching a series of charities and lawyers launching a series of legal challenges against the policy, and in the meantime, almost the policy, and in the meantime, almost twice the number of asylum seekers in 2022 as compared with this asylum seekers in 2022 as compared with this point last year, and let s not forget the rwanda plan was designed let s not forget the rwanda plan was designed to be a deterrent for people designed to be a deterrent for people desperate enough to cross the channel people desperate enough to cross the channel in people desperate enough to cross the channel in a dinghy. again, problematic for the conservative government because integration is surging. government because integration is surgin