An illegal migrant from Eritrea has been convicting of raping an elderly man in London.
A migrant from Eritrea who illegally entered the United Kingdom has been convicted of raping an elderly man in Harrow, London, raising questions about the British government’s immigration enforcement. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal migrant from Eritrea has been convicted of raping a pensioner in London. DETAIL: Bruke Desalagne, a 33-year-old Eritrean who illegally entered the United Kingdom, was convicted of raping an elderly man in Harrow, north London. The attack occurred behind St. John’s Church, lasted approximately 20 minutes, and was captured on CCTV. The attack occurred in late July last year. Desalagne was arrested at the scene after a witness, who partially recorded the incident on her phone, reported it to the…Open
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering an exemption for more than half a million recent migrants to stay in the country.
The British government under new leader Andy Burnham is considering exempting foreign care workers from proposed changes to permanent residency. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: On Wednesday, it was reported that Prime Minister Burnham was considering an exemption for foreign-born social care workers who arrived during the “Boriswave,” an influx of roughly 1.6 million foreign workers and their relatives under former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. During Johnson’s premiership, between 2022 and 2024, 612,226 migrants arrived on Health and Care Worker visas, sometimes to “work” for care homes that did not exist . The rumored exemption would apply to reforms being pursued by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood,…Open
Andy Burnham, the new British Prime Minister, will reportedly water down Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms to avoid backlash from left-wing Members of Parliament (MPs).
New Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham is preparing to dilute immigration reforms amid pressure from his party’s left-wing backbenchers. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: On Tuesday, it was reported that Prime Minister Burnham would “tinker” with Home Secretary Mahmood’s proposed immigration reforms to avoid a rebellion from Labour MPs. Mahmood’s reforms would have doubled the time migrants must wait to gain Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from five years to 10 years, with retrospective application to those already in the United Kingdom, preventing millions of “Boriswave” migrants let in by the formerly governing Conservatives post-pandemic from accessing welfare benefits, at least for now. ILR,…Open
Newly-elected Labour Member of Parliament for Makerfield and likely-next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham is considering scrapping Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms.
Labour Member of Parliament (MP) and likely next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham is contemplating scrapping incoming immigration reforms intended to stop “Boriswave” migrants from settling in Britain indefinitely. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Newly elected Labor Member of Parliament (MP) and likely next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, is considering scrapping Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s incoming immigration reforms. KEY QUOTE: “He sees it as a matter of fairness and will not want to impose the changes retrospectively,” said a source close to Burnham. DETAIL: The immigration reforms put forward by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Homeland Security…Open
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party is proposing tax incentives for hiring British workers and levies on firms employing foreign labor.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is proposing tax incentives for hiring British workers and levies on firms employing foreign labor . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Robert Jenrick , the Reform UK party‘s Shadow Chancellor, announced a policy to prioritize British workers by reducing employer National Insurance (NI) contributions for domestic hires while imposing levies on businesses employing foreign workers. The plan also includes scrapping indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for low-wage migrants and introducing a graduated levy for each foreign worker employed. DETAIL: Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Jenrick argued that mass low-wage immigration and rising welfare dependency among Britons had created economic, social, and…Open