Good evening. James Cleverley claims a Labor government will turn Britain into the “exile capital of the world”, and one official admits the Bank of England has made “persistent and systematic” errors in predicting inflation. Ta.
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Labor will make Britain the ‘exile capital of the world’
Sir Keir Starmer spoke in Dover today and announced that Labor would create a new Border Force Command that would treat smugglers like terrorists. He also said a Labor government would abolish Rwandan migrant deportation flights “immediately”.
But Mr Cleverley, the home secretary, hit back, claiming Labor was “not stopping criminal organizations, it’s creating a haven for them”.
Bank of England made ‘sustained and systematic’ mistakes
Swati Dhingra was one of the two officials who voted in favor of the rate cut, which was subsequently left unchanged at 5.25%. Her comments came as the Bank of England’s chief economist warned of the risk of being “seduced” by data showing slowing inflation. Follow live updates here.
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