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@ukhomeoffice Can we have some data on these decisions?

Asylum decisions have quadrupled. The asylum backlog is now down from its peak of 175,000 to 49,000 people awaiting a decision - the lowest level since 2019. More decisions mean more asylum hotel closures and more illegal migrants removed or deported.

@ArchRose90 Plus the led by donkeys retards, truss lettuce, milkshake and rocks for farage. Hypocrites the lot of them.

These people have cheered on Steve Bray shouting at Reform and Tory MPs for the past several years. As soon as a working class guy dishes it out to a terrible Labour chancellor, all of a sudden they’re livid.

@SangitaMyska Dig a little deeper and you will see why!

Bet you won’t see this on the front of the Daily Mail: net migration halved.

@YvetteCooperMP So dishonest!

At the General Election we pledged to bring down net migration. Following reforms in our Immigration White Paper last Spring, it has now fallen 82% from the peak under the Tories. We promised a fair, controlled and managed migration system, and that is what we are delivering.

@julianHjessop or we could cut spending

Here's my tuppenceworth on capital gains tax (CGT)... 1️⃣ as a starting point, CGT and income tax rates should be equalised, based on the principles of tax neutrality and simplification 2️⃣ I don't really buy the "double taxation" objection, because its only the gain that is being taxed not the original investment 3️⃣ the UK is an outlier in its relatively favourable treatment of capital gains (though many would say that's a good thing!) Now for the 'buts'... 4️⃣ it could not be as simple as just equalising CGT and income tax: capital gains are lumpier (so CGT would need to be smoothed to be fair), and the tax should only apply to real gains (so you would need some form of indexation to strip out inflation) 5️⃣ you would probably also still want some form of carve out for genuine entrepreneurs, and for other certain other forms of investment. Increasing CGT could discourage saving and distort decisions (for example, people would have a bigger incentive to hold on to assets rather than pay tax, or rush to dump them in anticipation of future tax increases). 6️⃣ for these and many other reasons, the revenue to be gained (or possibly lost) from raising CGT is relatively uncertain; the behavioural responses, including capital.flight, could actually reduce revenues... 7️⃣ finally, this should only be part of a wider reform of the tax system; the UK already taxes "wealth" in many different ways, and any increase in CGT should be used to cut other taxes, such as stamp duty on both property and shares, and IHT (but that is not of course what Labour leadership candidates are thinking!)

@SophyRidgeSky Anything more to that story Sophie?

Big unfolding story on immigration confirmed by figures from ONS today: Net migration nearly HALVED in the year to December 2025, falling to 171,000

@10DowningStreet third world in, british out. not good keef!

NEW: UK net migration has fallen 82% in the last three years. We are delivering a secure Britain.

@NatalieFleetMP @YvetteCooperMP @Eva_Granados @metpoliceuk Will you name the unnameable problem? The elephant in the room? 🐘

Great to join @YvetteCooperMP and @Eva_Granados on my first visit as Safeguarding Minister to @metpoliceuk. I will do whatever it takes to make this country safe for women and girls. I’m also proud to stand alongside partners committed to tackling this issue across the world.

@faisalislam Still higher than worst days of truss?

NEW 10y gilt yield fell sharply on better inflation figures down 13 basis points and dipped below 5% now close to close at 4.99% … reversing last weeks uncertainty related rises…

@10DowningStreet If you have to make a rule or implement regulations it means something isn't working properly. This just creates bigger and bigger govt without fixing the underlying problem

When global events drive up costs, working families feel it first. We’re protecting them from unfair price rises. New anti‑profiteering powers will help regulators spot price gouging faster, investigate quickly, and publicly call out firms taking advantage of crises.

@JuliaHB1 What could it be? It's a mystery

What a joke. Jury is discharged after failing to reach verdict in case of two brothers accused of assaulting police officer at Manchester Airport. dailymail.com/news/article-1…

@danny__kruger Civil service clearly unaware of the disdain the general public have for them

Tomorrow the PCS civil servants’ union is debating a motion to ‘counter a hostile Reform government’ with ‘sustained industrial action’: they are planning to go on strike if we win. This is Reform’s response. Any civil servant who seeks to undermine ministerial authority and the impartiality of the Civil Service through unlawful strike action will no longer have a job to return to. The Civil Service exists to implement the will of the government of the day. Its staff must do what duly-elected ministers ask them to do, within the law - or leave. By publicly confirming the reason for future industrial action as opposition to a specific ‘hostile’ government, the PCS have ensured their strikes cannot be considered a ‘trade dispute’ and would be unprotected and unlawful. Under section 12.1.21 of the CSMC, no appeals to the Civil Service Appeal Board will be possible in this situation. As the Shadow Home Secretary already set out, pension entitlements and any entitlement to redundancy pay may also be lost. Those who do choose to strike because, like the PCS, they disagree with the democratic decision of the British people are not only taking part in unlawful industrial action but are also in breach of the Terms & Conditions of their employment, specifically section 4.1.3 (b) of the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC): “civil servants must not take part in any political or public activity which compromises, or might be seen to compromise, their impartial service to the Government of the day or any future Government”. The fact is under a Reform UK government the Civil Service will be a much better workplace than it is today. Our plans will deliver a smaller and more highly skilled Civil Service where good work is rewarded and officials are able to make a real difference to people’s lives. A union that prioritised its own members would recognise that our agenda will be the most pro-worker in recent political history. We’re happy to work with any fair-minded trade union to develop policies to support workers. But, if the PCS don’t wish to engage reasonably they should know that we will turn their anti-democratic motion into a resounding win for a Reform UK government, the taxpayer, and the British people.

@AllisonPearson How long for? Five minutes?

Gemma Collins went to private school. Like the ones you’re trying to close, Bridget. You’re embarrassing the country.

@blaiklockBP A large percentage of our national debt is due to the unchecked outflow of money to third world countries, legal and illegal.

Legal/recorded remittances out of the UK: £9.08 billion was sent out of the UK in 2024, up from £8.56 billion in 2023, growth of over 6%. The top destinations are India, Pakistan, and Nigeria. And the illegal flows? Nobody really knows. HMRC estimates £2 billion a year is laundered through informal systems, but that's almost certainly a massive underestimation by billions. Here's a policy nobody's talking about, but everyone should be. @RestoreBritain_ A 20% tax on money transferred out of the UK, paired with a cut in income tax for people living and spending here. How it works: Use a money transfer app to send cash abroad? 20% tax. Use formal banking with full ID verification? There are legitimate routes. CHAPS, proper payroll. If you're above board, you have options. The point isn't to punish anyone. It's to make sure money earned in Britain circulates in Britain. Every pound sent abroad is a pound not spent in a local shop, not saved in a British bank, not invested in this country. We cut income tax at the same time. So if you're here, working, living, contributing, you pay less. You win. If you're a UK Ltd paying wages to someone sitting in Dubai, like @IsabelOakeshott? 20% tax on that. Britain should reward people who are actually in Britain. Is that really so controversial? A 20% tax at the point of transfer through these apps is entirely technically feasible. They already know who is sending what, where. HMRC just isn't plugged in.

@Frencheconomics I saw a jar of pickled onions in a Wimbledon shop for £10 today. The prices of things are wildly too high. Something has to break soon.

I am not sure how we fell so out of love with the value of prices - they send the purist of all allocative signals. The value in high prices is the supply side signals they send to expand production. If you are capping prices you are basically admitting your supply side agenda is utterly broken.

@ILoveSnooker_ My favourite ros clip

Danny Baker: “How big you want to be?” 11-year-old Ronnie O’Sullivan: “5 foot 10.” 😂 Little did anyone know he’d become one of the biggest names the sport has ever seen.

@Dan4Barnet None of us should be paying council tax

Right now some £10m homes are paying less council tax than a normal family home. It's not right and it's not fair. So this government is changing it.

@educationgovuk @bphillipsonMP Dumb and dumber

Gemma Collins is in the building and she's got questions. Coming soon📷 @bphillipsonMP

@griffitha They are fixing shoplifting by forcing all shops to close.

Here’s an idea to help: free up the public sector employees censoring free speech on Facebook, reverse your police cuts and actually tackle the shoplifting that blights our high streets.

@10DowningStreet @RupertLowe10 suggests something, then the govt pretends to act. Like clockwork.

For too long, organised criminals have exploited our high streets to launder their dirty money. Not anymore. We will shut these shop fronts down and drive crime off our high streets to protect communities and legitimate businesses.