Jeremy Kyle reacts as a police and crime commissioner has come under fire for saying that police are being diverted from 999 calls to deal with anti-migrant protests while seemingly ignoring the amount of resources poured into welcoming these migrants when they reach Gosport. Yesterday we showed you the police escort and the amount of ambulances on standby. Donna Jones, police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, revealed that around 200 officers from seven forces had been pulled off crime-fighting duties to manage protests in Gosport.
Tensions are rising over national security after American officials revealed that the US pulled its nuclear-capable B1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid threats of an Iranian drone attack. It follows claims in a Sun exclusive that a group spotted near the Gloucestershire base may have acted as a decoy to distract security forces ahead of a larger, Iran-backed plot.
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is considering delaying a critical decision on UK defence spending, raising questions over Britain’s commitments to NATO as the Cabinet reviews national security budgets. Great timing Andy!
Turning to Migrant Madness - An Afghan asylum seeker who fatally stabbed an innocent dog walker, tried to murder his landlord, and attacked a 14-year-old boy has been handed a….wait for it…a hospital order.
In a separate case, a small boat migrant who tried to break into the Israeli Embassy with knives just two weeks after arriving has been jailed for life.
And an Iraqi national facing deportation has been granted permission to stay in the UK under European human rights law, after successfully arguing that the immigration process was "too stressful."
Billionaires with a combined net worth of £120 billion have begun leaving the UK, driven out by Labour's tax increases on high earners and private wealth.
To the Conservative Party Conference now, where Kemi Badenoch is being dubbed the Iron Lady after unveiling a ten-billion-pound British "Iron Dome" air defence system to shoot down enemy missiles.
The conference also saw a surprise appearance from Jeremy Clarkson, who took aim at the Government, asking: "Why would anyone start a business in the UK now?"
On welfare, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately declared that minor mental health issues are "no excuse not to get a job."
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith pledged that a future Tory government would cut at least one tax at every Budget, with Kemi Badenoch signalling future cuts to inheritance tax.
Elsewhere, Laura Trott promised to ban political activism in school classrooms, while Badenoch warned activists that the party must remain on high alert for a potential snap general election.
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