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August 15, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Just Three MS-13 Illegals Charged With Over a Dozen Counts of Attempted Murder.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Three MS-13 gang members, all illegal aliens, were arrested in Nassau County, New York, and face numerous charges, including 14 counts of attempted murder and 49 counts of assault.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Elias Wilfredo Serrano Bonilla, Edras Daniel Velasquez Giron, and Jeffrey Bladimir Valladares Archaga, all MS-13 gang members, were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Nassau County Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Arrests occurred during a joint operation earlier this month in Nassau County, New York—a sanctuary state.

💬KEY QUOTE: “America is no longer a dumping ground for foreign criminals and gang members,” said Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons.

🎯IMPACT: ICE has lodged detainers against the individuals, aiming to take custody if they are released.

IN FULL

In Nassau County, New York, three MS-13 gang members who entered the country illegally now face numerous charges after their capture in a coordinated effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Nassau County Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In total, the three gang members have racked up 14 counts of attempted murder and 49 counts of assault.

The arrested illegal immigrants include Elias Wilfredo Serrano Bonilla, aged 21 from El Salvador; Edras Daniel Velasquez Giron, aged 19 from Honduras; and Jeffrey Bladimir Valladares Archaga, aged 20 from Honduras. Detainers have been filed by ICE against the trio, with the goal of taking them into federal custody upon any release from local jail.

Serrano Bonilla, who crossed into the U.S. unlawfully before December 2016 during the Obama government, had been arrested before in January 2020 on charges of first-degree assault and gang involvement. In the operation on August 8, he was hit with various charges, such as eight counts of attempted murder, along with several weapons violations.

Velasquez Giron made an illegal entry into the U.S. before June 2022 under the Biden government. He received an in absentia deportation order in September 2023 for not showing up to his immigration hearing. His current charges encompass six counts of attempted murder, gang assault, and various weapons offenses.

Valladares Archaga illegally traversed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2022, and he was taken into custody last month on charges including fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and additional infractions.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons remarked on the arrests, stating, “America is no longer a dumping ground for foreign criminals and gang members. ICE will continue to find, arrest, and remove MS-13 and other terrorists who come here to wreak havoc on communities and destroy this nation.”

The three individuals are still detained by the Nassau County Police Department.

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August 15, 2025
Immigration

Another Major Deportation Facility Is Opening in Florida.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced the opening of a new immigration detention center, “Deportation Depot,” at a former prison in Sanderson, Florida.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor DeSantis, Florida National Guard, and state contractors; detainees and state and local law enforcement in collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The facility, located at Baker Correctional Institution near Jacksonville, is expected to begin operations within two to three weeks.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “We’ll enforce the law, we’ll hold the line, and we will keep delivering results.” – Ron DeSantis

🎯IMPACT: The facility will expand Florida’s capacity to detain and deport migrants, supporting federal immigration enforcement efforts.

IN FULL

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has revealed plans for a new immigration detention center, “Deportation Depot,” at the shuttered Baker Correctional Institution in Sanderson, Florida. The facility, located about 43 miles west of Jacksonville, will initially house 1,300 beds with capacity to expand to 2,000. This move builds on the state’s existing efforts to enforce federal immigration laws by establishing facilities such as “Alligator Alcatraz,” which President Donald J. Trump inspected in person earlier this year.

“There’s a massive part here at Baker Correctional that’s vacant and isn’t being used for any state correction activity,” DeSantis stated during a press briefing. He emphasized the cost-effectiveness of repurposing the dormant prison, estimating a $6 million build-out cost compared to the hundreds of millions spent on facilities in southern Florida’s Everglades. The site is expected to be operational within two to three weeks and will be staffed by the Florida National Guard and state contractors.

The new facility comes amid efforts to deport tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in Florida with final orders of removal. DeSantis highlighted the state’s collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the 287(g) program, allowing state and local law enforcement to assist in immigration enforcement. “We have done more on this than any other state by a country mile,” he remarked.

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August 15, 2025
Immigration
Lawfare

Obama Judge Stops RFK Jr. From Passing Medicaid Data to Immigration Authorities.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge appointed under former President Barack Obama issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing Medicaid enrollees’ personal data with immigration officials.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: District Judge Vince Chhabria, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and 20 states that filed a lawsuit.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued earlier this week, affecting Medicaid data-sharing policies in the United States.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “Using CMS data for immigration enforcement threatens to significantly disrupt the operation of Medicaid—a program that Congress has deemed critical for the provision of health coverage to the nation’s most vulnerable residents.” – Judge Vince Chhabria

🎯IMPACT: The injunction halts data-sharing until HHS provides a reasoned decision-making process or until litigation concludes, potentially disrupting the detection of many illegal aliens.

IN FULL

District Judge Vince Chhabria, appointed by former President Barack Obama, has issued a preliminary injunction halting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing Medicaid enrollees’ personal data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The ruling followed a lawsuit by 20 states to end the data-sharing practice.

The injunction bars HHS from providing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with Medicaid data for deportation purposes. Judge Chhabria, whose parents are immigrants from India and Canada, argued that using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement could undermine the program’s critical role for vulnerable populations, stating, “Using CMS data for immigration enforcement threatens to significantly disrupt the operation of Medicaid—a program that Congress has deemed critical for the provision of health coverage to the nation’s most vulnerable residents.”

While noting that DHS collecting data from other agencies is not “categorically unlawful,” Chhabria pointed out that ICE had avoided using Medicaid data for enforcement for over a decade. He complained about the absence, as he saw it, of a reasoned decision-making process for the policy shift, writing, “The record in this case strongly suggests that no such process occurred.”

Introduced under the Trump administration, the data-sharing policy aimed to equip DHS with tools to track migrants. In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) agreed to provide DHS daily access to personal data of 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including Social Security numbers and home addresses, without public announcement. HHS insists the policy is legal.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) condemned the policy, stating, “The Trump Administration’s move to use Medicaid data for immigration enforcement upended longstanding policy protections without notice or consideration for the consequences.” Washington Attorney General Nick Brown (D) added, “[E]veryone should be able to seek medical care without fear of what the federal government may do with that information.”

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August 14, 2025
Immigration
UK

Britain Has the Worst EMIGRATION Stat in the World.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Britain is set to lose a record number of millionaires in 2025, with 16,500 expected to emigrate as economic uncertainty grows and illegal immigration increases.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Wealthy residents leaving the United Kingdom, Britain’s governing Labour Party, Dr. Juerg Steffen of Henley & Partners.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The data pertains to 2025, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) becoming a top destination for millionaires while Britain sees record illegal boat arrivals.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “2025 marks a pivotal moment. For the first time in a decade of tracking, a European country leads the world in millionaire outflows.” – Dr. Juerg Steffen

🎯IMPACT: The United Kingdom’s economic competitiveness and investment appeal are collapsing under the leftist Labour Party.

IN FULL

Britain is on course to lose 16,500 millionaires in 2025, the largest-ever exodus of wealthy residents from the country. This emigration wave coincides with a surge in small boat crossings of the English Channel by illegal immigrants, which are also breaking records under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s leftist Labour Party.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) stands to gain the most from this outflow, with 9,800 millionaires expected to relocate there in 2025, bringing with them an estimated $63 billion in investable assets. Globally, 142,000 high-net-worth individuals are projected to move this year, a 16 percent increase compared to 2024.

Dr. Juerg Steffen, CEO of Henley & Partners—which describes itself as “the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment”—emphasized the importance of this shift: “2025 marks a pivotal moment. For the first time in a decade of tracking, a European country leads the world in millionaire outflows. This isn’t just about changes to the tax regime. It reflects a deepening perception among the wealthy that greater opportunity, freedom, and stability lie elsewhere.”

The trend was reported earlier this year in Britain’s capital, London, when the financial hub dropped out of the five wealthiest cities in the world due to millionaires fleeing the hyper-diverse city.

Image by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street.

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August 14, 2025
William Upton
Immigration
Politics

Newsom Seethes as Feds Arrest Illegals at His Rally.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents initiated an immigration enforcement action on Thursday outside a venue in downtown Los Angeles, California, where Governor Gavin Newsom (D) was holding a political rally.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), Gov. Gavin Newsom, Prof. Sara Sadhwani, and illegal immigrants.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, August 14, 2025.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “We have witnessed masked gunmen kidnapping our neighbors off the streets—and my understanding is they’re outside waiting to do it again.” — Sara Sadhwani, a former California redistricting commission member

🎯IMPACT: The enforcement action saw several arrests for suspected immigration law violations.

IN FULL

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents initiated an immigration enforcement action on Thursday outside a venue in downtown Los Angeles where Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was holding a political rally in support of his plan to further gerrymander the state’s congressional districts in favor of Democrats. The enforcement action saw several arrests for suspected immigration law violations.


Inside the Democrat rally, Sara Sadhwani—a former California redistricting commission member and Pomona College political science professor—hysterically alerted attendees to the presence of CBP agents outside. “But these are extraordinary times, and extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. We have witnessed masked gunmen kidnapping our neighbors off the streets—and my understanding is they’re outside waiting to do it again,” Sadhwani declared.


Meanwhile, Gov. Newsom responded to the CBP enforcement action in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter). “Donald Trump has sent armed agents to our rally,” Newsom wrote, adding, “We will not be intimidated.”

In recent weeks, Los Angeles has seen a series of large-scale CBP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, though the actions currently require approval from U.S. District Court Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong per a court order she issued in July. The Trump administration has appealed Frimpong’s order to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Notably, the Los Angeles enforcement action comes just hours after the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued a directive instructing officers to cooperate with federal immigration agents in the nation’s capital. On August 11, President Donald J. Trump announced he had signed an Executive Order temporarily federalizing the MPD—and bolstering their ranks with federal law enforcement—as part of a sweeping crackdown on violent crime in the District of Columbia.

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August 14, 2025
William Upton
Crime
Immigration

D.C. Mayor Bowser Absconds to Martha’s Vineyard as Trump Cleans Up Capital.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has left the capital city for Martha’s Vineyard as President Donald J. Trump’s federalization of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) hits full swing and reports indicate that city law enforcement will now cooperate with federal immigration enforcement agents, despite the nation’s capital’s sanctuary city status.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Muriel Bowser, President Trump, Border Czar Tom Homan, the MPD, federal officials, criminals, and illegal immigrants.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Bowser was revealed to have left for Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday, August 14.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “Every American has a constitutional right to be able to access and petition their government in safety. And countless government officials and employees, likewise, have the right to carry out their jobs in peace without being shot.” — President Trump

🎯IMPACT: The lack of resistance from Bowser and other D.C. officials is seen by many as a tacit admission that the Democrat city government has failed to curb violent crime.

IN FULL

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has left the capital city for Martha’s Vineyard as President Donald J. Trump’s federalization of the city’s police force, aimed at cracking down on violent crime and rampant vagrancy, hits full swing. The Democrat mayor, who has only meekly opposed the federalization, largely acknowledged earlier this week that Trump is within his legal rights as President and that the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will comply with federal officials.

Importantly, the MPD is reportedly now cooperating with federal immigration enforcement agents, despite the nation’s capital’s sanctuary city status. While national Democratic Party figures and 2028 presidential hopefuls, like Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), have vigorously opposed Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown, the lack of resistance from Bowser and other D.C. officials is seen by many as a tacit admission that the city government has failed to curb violent crime.

The National Pulse reported earlier on Thursday that White House Border Czar Tom Homan declared Washington, D.C.’s sanctuary polices were effectively null and void amid Trump’s federalization of law enforcement. “The illegal alien criminal threat in D.C. is not going to be protected. There’s no sanctuary for these people in the city of D.C,” Homan said.


On Monday, at a press conference announcing the federalization of the MPD and crime crackdown, Trump pledged, “We’re going to take our capital back.”

He added, “Every American has a constitutional right to be able to access and petition their government in safety. And countless government officials and employees, likewise, have the right to carry out their jobs in peace without being shot.”

Image by Lorie Shaull.

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August 14, 2025
Crime
Immigration

D.C. Will NOT Be a Sanctuary City During Police Federalization: Homan.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, stated that Washington, D.C., will not enforce sanctuary city policies while its police force is under federal control.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tom Homan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, National Guard personnel, and D.C. law enforcement.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Washington, D.C., during the 30-day federal policing period.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The illegal alien criminal threat in D.C. is not going to be protected. There’s no sanctuary for these people in the city of D.C.” – Tom Homan

🎯IMPACT: Federal enforcement overrides sanctuary city policies, allowing ICE to detain criminal illegal immigrants.

IN FULL

Trump White House Border Czar Tom Homan says that Washington, D.C., will not function as a sanctuary city while under federal control. Homan made the assertion on Wednesday while speaking with the media.

According to Homan, President Donald J. Trump’s order to federalize the U.S. capital’s police force effectively negates the city’s sanctuary laws, allowing  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to engage in enforcement actions alongside assisting the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). “Yes, I think D.C. under federal control is not going to be a sanctuary city. We’re working with the police hand in hand, and when we encounter a criminal, illegal alien, they will be turned over to ICE, and that’s the way it should be,” Homan said.

The Border Czar emphasized that the focus would be on criminal illegal immigrants, noting, “I’m not saying every illegal alien in D.C. is a criminal, but many are. So these are people we are going to focus on. The illegal alien criminal threat in D.C. is not going to be protected. There’s no sanctuary for these people in the city of D.C.”

During the first night of federalization, the MPD made 23 arrests, which were on the higher end of the daily average despite occurring over less than a 12-hour period. Earlier Monday, President Trump declared, “We’re going to take our capital back,” vowing to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse.”

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August 13, 2025
Immigration

Shuttered Prison Converted Into ICE Detention Center.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: The town of Mason, Tennessee, approved plans to convert a former prison into a migrant detention facility operated by CoreCivic.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mason town officials, CoreCivic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and local residents.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Mason, Tennessee, at a town meeting on Tuesday night.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “I’m looking for the best interest of the town,” said Mason Mayor Eddie Noeman, emphasizing the potential for job creation.

🎯IMPACT: The decision increased ICE’s capacity and could boost Mason’s economy.

IN FULL

The small town of Mason, Tennessee, has approved a plan to convert a former prison into a migrant detention facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Following the approval of its contract, CoreCivic, a private prison company, will operate the site.

The facility, which had been closed since 2021 after former President Joe Biden ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to end contracts with private detention centers, is now being revived. On January 20, President Donald J. Trump rescinded Biden’s order, clearing the way for such facilities to reopen.

At an August 12 town meeting, tensions ran high as dozens of pro-illegal immigrant protesters descended. However, with a population of just 1,337 and a median household income of around $47,000, Mason sees the project as an economic opportunity. Mayor Eddie Noeman, an Egyptian-American immigrant, emphasized the town’s decision “has nothing to do with anything going on inside” the facility but is instead about “creating jobs and benefiting the town.”

As the Trump administration intensifies efforts to deport illegal immigrants, other states have also partnered with ICE to repurpose facilities. For instance, in Indiana, part of the Miami Correctional Center was recently transformed into a migrant detention site known as the “Speedway Slammer.” A site in Florida nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” has also been opened in recent weeks, with President Donald J. Trump personally inspecting it.

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August 13, 2025
Immigration
Politics

Mamdani Pledges to Protect Illegals at Staten Island Rally.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee, held an anti-Trump campaign event in Staten Island as part of his “Five Boroughs Against Trump” tour.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Zohran Mamdani, Staten Island District Leader Jasmine Robinson, and Staten Island Democratic Association President Ali Ansari.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: August 13 at the Istanbul Bay Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant in Staten Island.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “As we gather here on an island, where nearly 1 in 4 were born outside of this country, an island where 30 percent of its residents speak a language other than English, it’s an island that we know is not immune from this horrific crackdown,” Mamdani said of Trump’s deportation drive.

🎯IMPACT: Mamdani is setting himself up to turn America’s largest city into an anti-Trump stronghold should he claim the mayoralty.

IN FULL

Foreign-born Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani took his outspoken opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s immigration policies to Staten Island on Wednesday, continuing his citywide “Five Boroughs Against Trump” tour. The event was hosted at Istanbul Bay Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant, where Mamdani took aim at Trump’s immigration enforcement policies.

“As we gather here on an island where nearly one in four were born outside of this country, an island where 30 percent of its residents speak a language other than English, it’s an island that we know is not immune from this horrific crackdown,” Mamdani told the crowd. “And we know that it has nothing to do with safety. It has to do with punishment.”

A central pillar of Mamdani’s campaign has been shielding illegal immigrants from the law and confronting federal immigration efforts head-on. According to the Ugandan immigrant’s campaign platform, his policy proposals include removing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from all municipal properties and bolstering sanctuary protections across New York City.

Mamdani’s defiance of Trump’s immigration stance has become a driving force behind his candidacy, which surged following his win in the June Democratic primary. During the primary, the Muslim radical and self-described socialist aligned himself with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who made headlines after being briefly detained by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents for disrupting an arrest involving a migrant.

Describing his goals for the city, Mamdani has said he envisions a New York that rejects “Donald Trump’s fascism,” and wants to put an end to mass deportations. Mamdani has also stated he is willing to abolish private property and prisons. He has previously called the New York City Police Department (NYPD) “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety.”

The NYC election is scheduled for November 4. Mamdani will face incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, former New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.

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August 13, 2025
Immigration
UK

Migrant Smuggler Arrests Decline Despite UK PM’s ‘Smash the Gangs’ Pledge.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Arrests for organised immigration crime by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) fell by 16 percent in the year to April, despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledging to “smash the gangs” behind people smuggling.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The NCA, Keir Starmer, Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Data covers the year leading to April 2025, with incidents focused on the English Channel and British borders.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It’s never been easier to be a people smuggler.” – Shadow Attorney General Robert Jenrick

🎯IMPACT: Over 50,000 migrants have arrived in the United Kingdom via small boats since Labour entered office.

IN FULL

 The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says arrests for organised immigration crime dropped by 16 percent in the year to April. This comes despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to “smash the gangs” driving people-smuggling.

Small boat migrant arrivals in the United Kingdom have surpassed 50,000 since Labour entered office, breaking records. Shadow Attorney General Robert Jenrick, of the formerly governing Conservative (Tory) Party, criticized the government’s handling of the issue, stating, “It’s never been easier to be a people smuggler.” However, small boat crossings began in earnest under the previous Conservative government, growing progressively worse over time.

“As I predicted 5 years ago, unless we deport illegal migrants the invasion will be huge,” Reform Party leader Nigel Farage wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. “50,000 since our weak Prime Minister took office and there is no sign of it stopping.”

Image by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street.

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