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Immigration crackdown: Kemi Badenoch vows to remove 150,000 migrants annually
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Tory’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, has promised a US-style immigration crackdown, threatening to deport 150,000 migrants who do not have a right to remain in the UK annually.
Part of her plan would see the creation of a “Removals Force”, modelled on the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which has been dramatically expanded under President Donald Trump and likened by critics to a secret police.
The Conservative said the new force would replace the existing Home Office Immigration Enforcement unit and would be given double the funding to £1.6 billion every year from £820m.
“Its mandate will be relentlessly to focus on increasing the number of removals from 34,000 to 150,000 a year, representing at least 750,000 removals across a parliament,” Badenoch said while addressing the Conservatives conference.
“They don’t belong here. They are committing crimes. They are hurting people. I’m tired of us asking irrelevant questions about where they should go. They will go back to where they came from,” she said.
Badenoch insisted that she had spent the past 12 months, marked by plummeting poll ratings and disastrous local election results in May, drawing up credible plans for government.
“Nothing good comes quickly or fast,” she insisted. “It will pay off.”
Badenoch added: “I was elected to do exactly what I’m doing now. I think Conservative party members will keep their faith in me. We have shown we have done the hard work.”
Under the previous Tory government record numbers of people came to the UK under legal routes, as well as across the channel on small boats.
Badenoch has admitted that the Tories have made mistakes in the past, but claims that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has failed to get a grip on immigration.
“We must tackle the scourge of illegal immigration into Britain and secure our borders,” Badenoch said, at the start of the four-day conference.
She has also confirmed plans for Britain to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, which she claims makes it harder for Britain to deport failed asylum seekers.
The conservatives set out a seven-point plan to crack down on illicit migration, also including banning asylum claims by illegal entrants, a repeal of the Human Rights Act and the removal of legal aid for immigration cases.
Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary, said Badenoch’s migration plan “lacked any credibility whatsoever” and that the Conservatives had a poor record in returning failed asylum seekers.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has promised to deliver Inner Southern Expressway (Goodluck Jonathan Way) awarded in December 2014, and abandoned for 12 years in December.
Wike gave the promise in Abuja on Tuesday, after inspecting the project, along with the ongoing construction of the service carriageways of the Southern Parkway in Gaduwa District.
He said that the 10-kilometre road project, awarded in 2014, began from the Southern Parkway to Ring Road II at Galadimawa, with five bridges.
According to him, the road was the only project, apart from the Apo-Karshi Road, awarded by previous administration that has not been completed by President Bola Tinubu administration.
He said that the contractor would complete the remaining six out of the 10-kilometre road and hand it over by end of December, subject to availability of funds.
The minister described the road as a “major road” that would change the landscape of the FCT, if completed, adding that talks were ongoing with Ministry of Finance to make the needed funds available.
“So we’ll continue to dialogue with the Minister of Finance to see how we’ll be able to access the funds and pay off the contractor for it to finish that project.
“It is very, very key to us and that of course will change the entire landscape of the FCT.
“Apo-Karshi Road awarded in 2010 is almost completed. We were there yesterday,” he said.
Wike said that completing the projects would fulfill Tinubu’s promise to complete all projects awarded by precious administrations from 2010 to 2023.
“It will be a remarkable achievement for this administration to finish all projects awarded by previous administration so that we don’t have abandoned projects everywhere.
“So, it’s a good development for us, continuity. So we’re happy with what we’ve done,” Wike said.
The minister also inspected the ongoing construction of two service carriageways of the Southern Parkway, spanning from Arterial Road S20 (Oladipo Diya Way) in Gaduwa District to Ring Road II.
The Southern Parkway serves as one of the most essential transportation corridors within Abuja’s southern development axis, linking multiple dense residential districts across Phases I to IV of the Federal Capital City.
“You know, this road was flagged-off during the inauguration of projexts to celebrate Tinubu’s third year in office. We have to come and see what they’ve done.
“The contractor promised to hand over the project by end of December and I believe them,” he said.
Reacting to Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers recent declaration that he has returned to the Rainbow Coalition and pledged complete loyalty to Tinubu’s re-election, Wike said “there is no sin in politics.
“If someone realises he made a mistake and decides to correct it, there is nothing wrong with that. What matters is recognising that you were on the wrong path and make the right decision”.
The minister said he has welcomed Fubara back into the political fold, insisting that the governor had “no other choice” than to return to the political family that brought him to power.
Wike said Fubara’s decision to publicly align with his political camp was a step in the right direction, adding that the reconciliation would strengthen support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election.
“I said during my last media chat that he had no other choice but to return to the same political family that produced him,” he said.
Minister of Defense, General Christopher Musa, rtd, has said President Bola Tinubu will soon announce salary increment for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
In a statement by his media aide, Leah Katung-Babatunde, the minister said the move is part of the Federal Government’s sustained commitment to improving troop welfare and rewarding their sacrifices to the nation.
He recalled previous welfare benchmarks, noting that military pay was successfully raised from N49,000 to N100,000 during his tenure as Chief of Defence Staff.
General Musa stressed that active steps are currently underway to secure an even better package for the troops.
“I want to state here that a few weeks ago, I mentioned that soldiers are now receiving N100,000. When I was Chief of Defence Staff, soldiers were receiving N49,000.
About two years ago, I pushed for an increase to N100,000, and that was achieved. We are, however, making further efforts to increase it again,” Musa stated.
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After 12years abandonment: Tinubu begins work on Nnamdi Azikiwe road linking GEJ road in FCT(Video)
This Road with two Interchange (Bridge) linking Nnamdi Azikiwe Road (to Area 1 and Apo), Goodluck Jonathan Road (to Galadimawa) was awarded in December 2014.
12 years after, the government of President Tinubu has commenced work on the road project and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, was at the site today to see things for himself.
Photos: Wike Promises To Deliver Abandoned Goodluck Jonathan Way, Other New Roads In December
Further plans underway to increase salaries of military personnel -Defence Minister, Musa
After 12years abandonment: Tinubu begins work on Nnamdi Azikiwe road linking GEJ road in FCT(Video)
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