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Telegraph
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Lord Hermer talked up ‘immense positives' of immigration
Lord Hermer backed the idea of promoting the 'immense positives' of immigration in order to counter Right-wing politics. In comments made before his appointment as Attorney General, the human rights lawyer said 'fear of immigration' was used as a 'recruiting sergeant' for movements like Brexit. The comments appear at odds with Sir Keir Starmer's plans on immigration, which he announced last month with a vow to 'take back control of our borders' or risk the UK becoming an 'island of strangers'. Speaking on the Matrix Chambers podcast in 2022, Lord Hermer suggested trying to 'alter the popular discourse' around immigration in a discussion about the Tories' failed attempt to deport migrants to Rwanda. 'The populist Right are very successful in using immigration and the fear of immigration as a recruitment sergeant or just generally in dominating the kind of political field,' he said. 'What can those of us who are passionate about the protection of refugee rights do to try and alter the popular discourse?' He added: 'How do we go on the offence more generally in terms of our political culture, either to detoxify the whole debate, or to promote the immense positive things that immigration brings to this country? I speak as a second generation immigrant to this country. How do we change the debate?' He also argued that opposing the plan to process failed asylum seekers in the African country was a way of defending migrants' human rights. Lord Hermer, a South Glamorgan-born lawyer from a Jewish family, is reported to visit Israel frequently but has not spoken publicly about his parents' origins. In the episode, Lord Hermer, who led the discussion, was joined by Raza Husain KC, a refugee rights specialist and Matrix Chambers colleague, and Sile Reynolds, of the advocacy charity Freedom from Torture. The trio suggested tackling the 'propagandised post-truth world' and presenting an 'alternative vision' of Britain as a 'country that welcomes people seeking asylum'. 'Defender of Britain's enemies' Sir Keir is facing mounting pressure over his choice of attorney general, with a string of controversies leading to calls for Lord Hermer to be sacked. Lord Hermer had no background in politics before being given a peerage by his friend last year, which allowed him to enter Parliament and be appointed the Prime Minister's chief legal adviser. He has faced criticism over his alleged conflicts of interest in his previous work as a human rights lawyer, with a list of former clients including Gerry Adams and an Islamist terrorist who intended to bomb Manchester, prompting concerns. Last week, Lord Hermer came under fire for comparing politicians who want to 'abandon' legal arrangements like the ECHR to lawmakers in Nazi Germany. The Attorney General faced calls to resign over the comments and was forced to apologise. Among them was Robert Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary, who claimed Lord Hermer was unfit for the job because he had spent his life 'defending Britain's enemies'. The Government is under increasing pressure to tackle migration. Earlier this week, John Healey, the defence secretary, admitted that Britain had ' lost control of its borders ' after nearly 1,200 migrants crossed the Channel last Saturday. More than 14,000 migrants have arrived illegally in small boats so far this year, while the Government is grappling with recent legal net inflows of around almost one million per year. Sir Keir has accused his Tory predecessors of running an 'open borders experiment' and pledged to 'tighten up every area of the immigration system'. Saturday's wave of Channel crossings come as Reform UK challenges Labour and the incumbent SNP in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election on Thursday, at which Nigel Farage's party could win its first Scottish seat. Sir Keir has also pledged to tighten up the application of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which Mr Farage has backed leaving. The 'right to family life' enshrined in the ECHR has been repeatedly exploited by illegal migrants and foreign criminals to avoid deportation. Lawyers successfully argued in one instance that an Albanian criminal could not be sent home because his son, who had a distaste for the country's chicken nuggets, would have to go with him. Lucy Connolly He has come under further scrutiny over the case of Lucy Connolly, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to stirring up racial hatred by writing a post on X in the wake of the Southport killings last year. While her tweet has been widely condemned, free speech advocates have said her sentence was excessive. The White House has said it is 'monitoring' the case. The Telegraph revealed this week that Lord Hermer signed off on the prosecution despite having the constitutional power to prevent it. Lord Hermer also advised Caribbean nations seeking reparations for slavery. He worked with the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in 2013 when the group of 15 member states first drew up demands for payments from Britain. His office said the Attorney General is aligned with government policy as set out in the white paper on immigration.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Fox News host apologizes for alleged cable news misinformation
A Fox News host apologized 'to the entire world' for the supposed misinformation cable news 'exports,' while facing renewed calls to be fired from the network. Jessica Tarlov (pictured), who serves as the sole liberal panelist on The Five, made the astonishing remarks on the Prof G podcast, which she co-hosts with Scott Galloway. The two were speaking with Larry Sabato (pictured left), the University of Virginia's Center for Politics founder and director, when Tarlov asked what issue enrages him the most. He then replied that he rages about a lot of issues these days, which he attributed to the effects of cable news. 'I watch more TV news that I ever have before,' Sabato admitted. 'TV funnels what's selling on social media, I think, more than the reverse. That makes me rage.' Tarlov agreed, and said, 'As someone who's on cable news, I apologize to the entire world for what we export.' She did not clarify what she meant, but her comments made Sabato start to laugh as he lamented how social media is driving political discourse. 'There's nothing we can do about social media,' he said. The exchange comes as Tarlov is facing backlash on social media for remarks she made on Friday's episode of The Five. The panel had been discussing the possibility that the Biden White House covered up his cancer diagnosis, when she turned her attention to President Donald Trump's crypto dinner - and falsely claimed he made 40 percent of his wealth from cryptocurrency during his presidency. 'Greg mentioned a "staggering level of corruption" and I just got to note, though that the staggering level of corruption from last night's meme coin dinner, ' Tarlov said on Friday's broadcast. She then doubled down on her comments as the other panelists on the show scolded her for changing the subject. 'I'm talking about who is corrupt and who is profiting off the American office,' she said in an apparent bid to defend herself. But, Greg Guttfeld, noted: 'You're defending an administration that covered up a dying leader and you're sitting here going "but meme coin, meme coin."' The exchange led some on X to call on Fox News to fire the panelist, with some claiming she would be more suited at The View. Others also hit out at Tarlov for her false remarks, with one user saying she is 'dumb as a doornail.' 'Why does Fox News even employ her?' he asked. 'She brings nothing to the table and Jessie [Watters] and Greg [Guttfeld] call her out on all her lies, dumb liberal!!!' Another user, though, suggested Tarlov may be a 'a paid actress' because 'nobody could be that dumb. Trump is the only president to lose money in office and the only one to donate his salary,' the user wrote. 'Obama never made more than $400K, yet he is a multimillionaire. Biden as a senator never made more than $175K.' Still, Tarlov is not the only cable news host who has rebuked the system in recent years. Just last month, former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd told Mediaite he had grown demoralized by cable news content years before he left NBC News. 'I had it on in my office all the time,' he said. 'But most cable news felt like a whole bunch of people trying to game an algorithm. It stopped being informational.' Former Fox News star Megyn Kelly also said on her podcast last year that after watching cable news during the 2024 presidential election cycle, she was disappointed that 'nothing's changed. 'The people don't look as good - that's changed,' she joked. 'But they've changed nothing. They're having the same stilted, guided, fake conversations that last four minutes long with, like, the stupid panels. It's amazing how out of date they are,' Kelly said. For Larry Sabato, though, the issue with cable news is an inability to hold Trump accountable. He claimed to the Daily Beast that most networks were 'sane-washing' the president, arguing that they underestimate Trump's penchant for retribution - like his ongoing lawsuit against CBS News. 'I've personally seen the effects of Trump's intimidation of media companies, law firms and yes, universities,' Sabato said. 'The solution they've adopted seems to be "Let's keep our head down, stick to a lot of both-sides coverage and then Trump will target others."' In fact, the top brass at ABC News and its parent company Disney have reportedly asked the ladies of The View to dial back their constant complaining about the president. 'It hasn't dawned on some that Trump will eventually get around to slamming them too, as well as misusing the power of the government to exact revenge,' Sabato claimed. has reached out to Fox News for comment.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fox News Host Apologizes to ‘Entire World' for Cable News Chaos
One of Fox News' top stars acknowledged how toxic cable news has become—and admitted she's part of the problem. Jessica Tarlov, the liberal panelist on Fox's top show, The Five, asked Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia's Center for Politics founder and director, what issue enraged him the most. 'I watch more TV news than I ever have before,' he said on the Prof G podcast, which Tarlov co-hosts. 'TV funnels what's selling on social media, I think, more than the reverse. That makes me rage.' Tarlov said she is part of the problem. 'It does,' she said. 'As someone who's on cable news, I apologize to the entire world for what we export.' Neither Fox News nor Tarlos responded to an immediate request for comment. Sabato also did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast's request for comment. Sabato laughed at Tarlov's remark, saying during the Friday interview that the main issue is social media's dominance of political discourse. 'There's nothing we can do about social media,' he said. 'The one thing I've been waiting for that I was promised as a young person was a time machine,' he added. 'We still don't have one, cause I'd love to go back and make it impossible to create social media. I don't know how I do it, but I would try to do that.' Sabato told the Daily Beast in further remarks that he was disappointed by the 'sane-washing' of Trump from multiple media outlets, who he said underestimated Trump's penchant for retribution. 'I've personally seen the effects of Trump's intimidation of media companies, law firms, and yes, universities,' he said in an email. 'The solution they've adopted seems to be, 'Let's keep our heads down, stick to a lot of both-sides coverage, and then Trump will target others.' It hasn't dawned on some that Trump will eventually get around to slamming them too, as well as misusing the power of government to exact revenge.' Multiple cable news hosts have rebuked the sector in recent years as some have left the industry. Chuck Todd, the former NBC News anchor who hosted Meet the Press before leaving the network earlier this year, told Mediaite last month that he had grown demoralized by cable news' content. 'I had it on in my office all the time,' Todd said. 'But most cable news felt like a whole bunch of people trying to game an algorithm. It stopped being informational.' Former Fox News and NBC star Megyn Kelly said on podcast The Megyn Kelly Show last year that, after watching cable news during the election, she was sad to see that 'nothing's changed.' 'The people don't look as good—that's changed,' she said. 'But they've changed nothing. They're having the same stilted, guarded, fake conversations that last four minutes long with, like, the stupid panels. It's amazing how out of date they are.'
Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Fox News host shocks viewers with stunning confession: 'I apologize to the entire world'
A controversial Fox News host has apologized 'to the entire world' for being on cable news even as she faces renewed calls to be fired. Jessica Tarlov, who serves as the sole liberal panelist on The Five, made the astonishing remarks on the Prof G podcast, which she co-hosts with Scott Galloway. The two were speaking with Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia 's Center for Politics founder and director, when Tarlov asked what issue enrages him the most. He then replied that he rages about a lot of issues these days, which he attributed to the effects of cable news. 'I watch more TV news that I ever have before,' Sabato admitted. 'TV funnels what's selling on social media, I think, more than the reverse. That makes me rage.' Tarlov agreed, and said, 'As someone who's on cable news, I apologize to the entire world for what we export.' She did not clarify what she meant, but her comments made Sabato start to laugh as he lamented how social media is driving political discourse. 'There's nothing we can do about social media,' he said. 'The one thing I've been waiting for that I was promised as a young person was a time machine, I gave up on flying cars,' Sabato continued. 'We still don't have one, 'cause I'd love to go back and make it impossible to create social media. 'I don't know how I'd do it,' the political analyst added. 'But I would try to do that.' The exchange comes as Tarlov is facing backlash on social media for remarks she made on Friday's episode of The Five. The panel had been discussing the possibility that the Biden White House covered up his cancer diagnosis, when she turned her attention to President Donald Trump's crypto dinner - and falsely claimed he made 40 percent of his wealth from cryptocurrency during his presidency. 'Greg mentioned a "staggering level of corruption" and I just got to note, though that the staggering level of corruption from last night's meme coin dinner, ' Tarlov said on Friday's broadcast. She then doubled down on her comments as the other panelists on the show scolded her for changing the subject. 'I'm talking about who is corrupt and who is profiting off the American office,' she said in an apparent bid to defend herself. Watch Jessica Tarlov go off-topic and rant about a Trump meme coin when the discussion was a major presidential scandal regarding Biden's health — JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) May 25, 2025 But, Greg Guttfeld, noted: 'You're defending an administration that covered up a dying leader and you're sitting here going "but meme coin, meme coin."' The exchange led some on X to call on Fox News to fire the panelist, with some claiming she would be more suited at The View. Others also hit out at Tarlov for her false remarks, with one user saying she is 'dumb as a doornail.' 'Why does Fox News even employ her?' he asked. 'She brings nothing to the table and Jessie [Watters] and Greg [Guttfeld] call her out on all her lies, dumb liberal!!!' Another user, though, suggested Tarlov may be a 'a paid actress' because 'nobody could be that dumb. 'Trump is the only president to lose money in office and the only one to donate his salary,' the user wrote. 'Obama never made more than $400K, yet he is a multimillionaire. Biden as a senator never made more than $175K.' Many X users called on Fox News to fire Tarlov for her recent remarks, while others called her 'dumb' for suggesting President Donald Trump made 40 percent of his wealth in office Still, Tarlov is not the only cable news host who has rebuked the system in recent years. Just last month, former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd told Mediaite he had grown demoralized by cable news content years before he left NBC News. 'I had it on in my office all the time,' he said. 'But most cable news felt like a whole bunch of people trying to game an algorithm. It stopped being informational.' Former Fox News star Megyn Kelly also said on her podcast last year that after watching cable news during the 2024 presidential election cycle, she was disappointed that 'nothing's changed. 'The people don't look as good - that's changed,' she joked. 'But they've changed nothing. They're having the same stilted, guided, fake conversations that last four minutes long with, like, the stupid panels. 'It's amazing how out of date they are,' Kelly said. For Larry Sabato, though, the issue with cable news is an inability to hold Trump accountable. He claimed to the Daily Beast that most networks were 'sane-washing' the president, arguing that they underestimate Trump's penchant for retribution - like his ongoing lawsuit against CBS News. 'I've personally seen the effects of Trump's intimidation of media companies, law firms and yes, universities,' Sabato said. 'The solution they've adopted seems to be "Let's keep our head down, stick to a lot of both-sides coverage and then Trump will target others."' In fact, the top brass at ABC News and its parent company Disney have reportedly asked the ladies of The View to dial back their constant complaining about the president. 'It hasn't dawned on some that Trump will eventually get around to slamming them too, as well as misusing the power of the government to exact revenge,' Sabato claimed.
