
Lucy Gilder
Journalist, Home and Social Affairs at BBC
Journalist covering home and social affairs @BBCNews Verify team | @JSchofieldTrust Fellow 2024 | Views my own.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Tamara Kovacevic |Lucy Gilder
Row over Labour minister's small boat commentsTamara Kovacevic & Lucy GilderDarren Jones: "Majority of people in these boats are children, babies and women"A row has erupted after a senior minister said the majority of people crossing the English Channel in small boats he had seen were "children, babies and women". Treasury minister Darren Jones and Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed on the BBC's Question Time over the age and sex of people making the journey.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Ben Chu |Tom Edgington |Rob England |Lucy Gilder
What are the challenges facing the government's immigration plan? Ben Chu, Tom Edgington, Rob England and Lucy GilderBBCWhen it comes to reducing UK immigration, there have been plenty of promises and targets from successive governments over the last 15 years, but the numbers remain high. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now pledging to "take back control of our borders", promising tighter rules to bring down the numbers "significantly".
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Jake Horton |Lucy Gilder
Border crossings, egg prices and jobs - Trump's 100 days speech fact-checkedJake Horton & Lucy GilderGetty ImagesPresident Trump used a rally in Michigan to mark what he claimed had been "the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country, according to many, many people". He highlighted his efforts to tackle illegal immigration, to bring back jobs to the US and end what he called "the inflation nightmare".
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Jake Horton |Lucy Gilder
1 day agoTrump has focused on stopping immigration during his first 100 days. Border crossings are way down, but that makes deportations trickier. Randy and Carol Eiland are relieved they're no longer coming across migrants while horseback-riding near their New Mexico home. In New York, Ildayra Varona …
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | Lucy Gilder |Jake Horton
How much has Elon Musk's Doge cut from US government spending? Lucy Gilder, Jake Horton and the Data Science teamBBCElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) - set up to cut US government spending - claims to have saved, on average, more than $10bn a week since President Trump entered office. "We're talking about almost $200bn and rising fast," Trump told the BBC when talking about Mr Musk's cost-cutting drive on 23 April.
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