We hope the Rwanda migrant deterrent scheme works for Germany – what will Labour say then?

Rwanda returns

IT was bad enough Labour chose to bin the Rwanda deterrent “even if it worked”.

Much of the public backed the scheme.

But, as if to rub salt in their wounds, Germany may now deport its illegal migrants there . . . to the very facilities we paid for and cannot get a refund on.

Labour hated the deterrent on principle.

They pretended it would never work, even though it was already deterring some migrants in Calais.

And the moment they took power they scrapped it before it could be tested.

Ideology trumped reality.

But EU countries increasingly see deterrence as vital, even if soft-touch Britain has none at all.

We hope Rwanda works for Germany. What will Labour say then?

Growing pains

POLITICIANS fixated on growth must avoid any measures which slam the brakes on it.

So Chancellor Rachel Reeves must keep fuel duty frozen in the Budget.

That means ignoring the RAC’s bizarre suggestion that she might as well increase it because drivers aren’t getting the current 5p cut anyway.

The AA, by contrast, has rightly spelled out how pricier petrol and diesel damage the wider economy — triggering rising inflation, higher shopping bills and worse public services.

Chancellors have heeded The Sun’s Keep It Down campaign for 14 years.

Rightly so. Fuel duty is a drag on growth.

Trans tumult

GENDER ideology is a highly contested subject which must not be force-fed to schoolkids without parents’ consent.

So Bridget Phillipson’s views, outlined to The Sun yesterday, worry us.

Parents can currently withdraw pupils from sex education lessons, including on trans issues.

The Education Secretary suggests they can discuss it with the school — but that kids SHOULD be taught about it.

The tide has been turning recently against woke madness in classrooms.

Our new Government must not take us back down that rabbit hole.

Barnier trouble

HE may be a fellow Brexit-hater but Labour’s Remainers must not be naïve about Michel Barnier, France’s unelected new PM.

If Keir Starmer tries to secure some “better deal” with the EU, Barnier will demand an eye-watering, unaffordable price.

The vain, intransigent fop is itching to correct his failure to stop Brexit.

Some within Labour might be ready to hand back parts of our sovereignty too.

Watching in horror would be millions of Leavers who lent the party their vote in July — but would neither forgive that nor forget it.