Conservative leadership contender Robert Jenrick MP has struck out previously about immigration, which is an issue in spite of English Channel crossings presently.
In an article in May for the Newark Advertiser, he says immigration should be in the region of 10,000’s not 100,000’s. However as an immigration minister he managed a reduction but not a settlement in this region he prefers.
“The proposed cap is not just a numerical limit but a cornerstone of a broader debate on the impacts of the cap on infrastructure, housing, and public services. This structured approach will allow us to make informed decisions, ensuring that our migration policy aligns with the national interest and addresses the needs of our communities comprehensively. Before I resigned as immigration minister in protest, I managed to secure a reduction in annual arrivals of an estimated 300,000 per year, but I saw that as an important first step, not job done.”
The question is what Jenrick proposes to do, like his colleagues, if a return to office in Downing Street is possible. They’ve had fourteen years (as Labour opine) to get stuff done but in the end they got stuffed. The challenge is to come up with something new, not more of the same.
