Rishi Sunak urges public to judge him on whether he will deliver on 5 new pledges – UK Politics Live | Politics

these are Chris Giles, on Three Economic Promises by Rishi Sunak, Economics Editor of the Financial Times. Giles says they are “a little overwhelmed.”

Rishi Snack (or rather, his media team) put together his five pledges and posted them on Twitter.

Q: The government just passed the Nationality and Borders Act, so why do we need more legislation to deal with small boats? Is it an admission gone wrong?

snack His view is that we need a new law. That’s what he’ll introduce in due course, he says.

that’s all. Q&A is over.

Q: Are there any plans to establish another offshore processing center like Rwanda for asylum seekers?

(Rwanda is not really a processing center because asylum seekers do not have applications for asylum in the UK processed there. They are sent there and told to apply for asylum in Rwanda. increase.)

snack Rwanda says it is important, but does not say whether the government is negotiating similar agreements with other countries.

But he said he would like to see more return agreements negotiated with other countries.

Q: Are you really saying there is no more money in the NHS?

snack He says a lot. First, thank you. He has seen how hard the medical staff work. He watched it with his parents.

And the government has found more money for health and social care, he says.

Q: You were a member of the government that was supposed to provide social care. But there are no plans to address it yet. So how can people trust you to make this happen?

snack The government says it will add billions of dollars for social care. has priority.

He says there are retirement funds to pay for more social care so people can leave.

He acknowledges the delay in introducing a Social Security spending cap. However, many people in the local government wanted this. The money is still used for social welfare.

snack The NHS holds a special place for him and for the general public, he says. He appreciates what NHS staff are doing.

The door for dialogue is always open, he says.

He says he wants a two-way conversation with the union. But they have to be rooted in affordability. A 19% raise is unrealistic, he said.

Q: Do the public have the right to send you a package if you do not keep these promises?

snack The public say they will judge for themselves. He set his five priorities.

But that’s just the beginning of his ambitions, he says, not the end.

Q: How can I settle a strike without paying more?

snack He says he has great respect for the work done across the board.

He said the government is keen on dialogue. “Government doors are always open.”

He says the government will say more in the coming days.

He says that people should always behave rationally.

But he also says there must be a balance between the right to strike and the right of people to live their lives without suffering undue disruption. The government will say more about it soon, he says.

Q: What do you mean by stopping the boat? Does that mean less or no railroad crossings?

snack They say it’s up to the state to decide. When he issued a statement to parliament, he said this was not an easy problem to solve.

A deal with France means 40% more patrols.

A deal with Albania facilitates the return to Albania.

But he also wants to pass new laws. If you enter illegally, you will not be able to stay and will be detained and returned.

He says this won’t happen overnight. But people will see the government working hard on this.

Rishi Sunak urges public to judge him on whether he has carried out five new pledges

Q: Are these pledges (see 2:08pm) from this year?

snack It expects inflation to halve by the end of the year, toward its 2% inflation target.

And he hopes the economy will grow by the end of this year.

So those pledges are for this year.

As for NHS wait times, he said last year nearly eliminated two years of wait times. The year-and-a-half wait will be over by this spring, and the year’s worth of waiting lists will be over by next year.

He said he did not give exact dates for some of these measures as they would complicate their implementation.

But he expects to be held accountable, he says.

Q: What does blocking Liz Truss’ parenting reform do for the family square?

Sunak says she wants to support her family and improve parenting. However, it is under discussion.

Q: You showed a reassuring performance, but in the real world, you can’t get on a train, see a doctor, or get on an ambulance. Why should people think you are different than your predecessors?

snack People have seen how he has paid off during Covid to protect people’s jobs.

And he made five promises. There is no ambiguity about it. People will know if he delivers them.

Coming back to the NHS, Covid has clearly had an impact, he says. But that’s no excuse, he says.

Q: Paramedics say surgery may need to be paused to get more people to the hospital who need urgent care. But is it wrong?

snack says it needs to both reduce waiting lists for surgeries and reduce the time it takes for people to arrive at the A&E.

Cutting back on elective surgeries is a mistake, he says. That happened during Covid, he says, and that meant a backlog built up.

He said elective surgery hubs are being rolled out across the country. It leads to shortening of waiting time.

He said more money went to the NHS. He says he has a definite plan to use it.