A GB News presenter left a Labour Minister squirming after they spoke about the Government’s record on tackling immigration. Labour Minister Stephanie Peacock spoke to Gloria De Piero in an exclusive interview, with the GB News host highlighting that 50,000 Channel crossings had happened under Keir Starmer. She also quizzed Stephanie about a recent YouGov poll, which revealed that 69% of people “don’t believe that those people who come to our country illegally share British values.” Stephanie said that the 50,000 is an “unacceptable figure” and that it’s “not good enough.”
She then talked about the new agreement with France, where they have agreed to a “one in, one out” migration deal to tackle illegal crossings of the English Channel.
Gloria then replied: “The public will hold you to account on that…there is huge public anger out there.” Stephanie then nodded and said: “I do appreciate that.”
One viewer responded on X: “We inherited…” Blah, blah… The last government REDUCED net immigration by 50% with the Rwanda scheme showing promise even before it could be fully put into action due to Labour antagonists.”
A second person also commented: “If they reckon the public’s daft enough to forget, they’ve got another thing coming. Proper honesty and action’s what’s needed, not spin and dodges.”
A third simply said: “Another of Starmers cannon-fodder sticking to the script.”
Yesterday, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson was grilled on BBC Breakfast as breaking news about the economy left her squirming on air.
Charlie Stayt asked the Labour Minister about the news that the economy’s growth has been less than she was hoping. She admitted that the latest numbers showed it grew by 0.3% between April and June, and added: “It’s a lower figure than we would want.”
Bridget awkwardly said that she wants to see “much more”, adding that there will be “a real focus” on growth and productivity at the Budget later this year. Pointing to interest rate cuts, she argued: “This government has stabilised the economy” and “we’ve seen more people in work”.
