Number of long-term immigrants arriving in year period was 1.1 million
The ONS says that, when it says net migration is at a record level (see 9.55am and 10.01am), it means this is the highest figure since it started recording statistics on migration in 1964.
It says net migration was previously highest in the year to March 2015 (331,000) and immigration highest just before the pandemic, in the year to March 2020 (715,000) – although it says these numbers will be subject to revision as more data about the population becomes available.
Last night documents seen by the Guardian revealed yet another case of taxpayers’ money being wasted – a total failure of due diligence and the conflict of interest at the heart of government procurement.
In May 2020 PPE Medpro was … given £203m in government contracts after referral from a Tory peer. It now appears that tens of millions of pounds of that money ended up in offshore accounts connected to the individuals involved, profits made possible through the company’s personal connections for ministers and the Tories’ VIP lane that was declared illegal by the high court.
This government has written off £10bn alone in PPE that was deemed unfit for use , unuseable, overpriced or undelivered. Ministers appears to have learned no lessons and have no shame. As family’s struggle to make ends meet, taxpayers will spend £700,000 pounds a day on the storage of inadequate PPE.
Continue reading…Number of long-term immigrants arriving in year period was 1.1 millionThe ONS says that, when it says net migration is at a record level (see 9.55am and 10.01am), it means this is the highest figure since it started recording statistics on migration in 1964.It says net migration was previously highest in the year to March 2015 (331,000) and immigration highest just before the pandemic, in the year to March 2020 (715,000) – although it says these numbers will be subject to revision as more data about the population becomes available.Last night documents seen by the Guardian revealed yet another case of taxpayers’ money being wasted – a total failure of due diligence and the conflict of interest at the heart of government procurement.In May 2020 PPE Medpro was … given £203m in government contracts after referral from a Tory peer. It now appears that tens of millions of pounds of that money ended up in offshore accounts connected to the individuals involved, profits made possible through the company’s personal connections for ministers and the Tories’ VIP lane that was declared illegal by the high court.This government has written off £10bn alone in PPE that was deemed unfit for use , unuseable, overpriced or undelivered. Ministers appears to have learned no lessons and have no shame. As family’s struggle to make ends meet, taxpayers will spend £700,000 pounds a day on the storage of inadequate PPE. Continue reading…