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  • Is it okay?

  • That pretty?

  • Patel announced immigration controls that would have prevented her own parents from settling in this country, yet now has announced its weight.

  • The UK will now have a points based immigration system.

  • For years, citizens wanting to come to the country points will be offered for being able to speak English, having a job offer over certain salary or having skills in a specialist area.

  • If you get enough points, you can stay on the list of people that now wouldn't qualify.

  • Includes Pretty Patel's parents, some nurses and doctors who, well, technically doesn't have a job, doesn't own a salary.

  • And I'm not even sure that English is the first language.

  • The big question is who's gonna do all the jobs that migrants currently doing look, the shortage of 10,000 fruit pickers or the 120,000 social care workers we currently need in the country?

  • The UK is virtually at full employment right now, Pretty, Patel's pointed out.

  • There are eight million economically inactive people in the UK that can fill those places, but you know who they are.

  • Students, full time care of pensioners and disabled people should they be doing all those jobs?

  • Well, a series of repentance and people that have basically suggested that people that retired could do their job jobs.

  • But they retired conscription for pension.

  • It's gone.

  • And you got the call up.

  • I'm off to crack.

  • You want Frank staff by pensioners?

  • You asked for a marker.

  • You get a Nescafe on.

  • Do you want disable people now being drafted in to be fruit pickers?

  • I mean, pretty Patel's basically saying you could be out there picking fruit.

  • Alex May?

  • Yeah, I think on a pineapple before you knew it also said that it's hard enough for me pain in it.

  • But it was also Satsuma is that thing about easy peelers is absolutely politics.

  • What would you do if you want a comedian?

  • I'm still reeling from the news that you cast Pineapple farms Way will be all right after Rex, I fantasize about being a long distance lorry driver.

  • Yeah, like, just drive in and just spit on that when you're on the news.

  • They've been stuck on the M 20 for a week.

  • I think that sounds incredible.

  • Sandwiches What?

  • You filled your little bed behind there and I've got little sink O.

  • You don't have to go home.

  • If you don't have traffic, I can try.

  • A lot of people ask how this system is going to affect Maia's an Australian in the country.

  • The answer is not at all because this type of system is already in place for everyone outside of Europe.

  • So I've already had to go through it and I already passed.

  • And I've already got a visa.

  • And that's But you told May that your visa ran out six months ago and just keep your head down.

  • You're growing a bed.

  • So no incorrect.

  • I am here on what's called an exceptional talent today.

  • Today, d'oh regular checks to make sure your technically I only need to be exceptional for an hour, a week on a Friday Wait can be dull.

  • But yes, they do.

  • In fact, there is.

  • There is one of the exceptional inspectors is here tonight.

  • Somewhere there is over there Every now and again, he just comes along and make sure I'm being exceptional.

  • I mean, Jesse, and imagine when you, when you work in foreign countries, do have to go through visa regulations as well.

  • Yes, sometimes, yeah, absolutely all the time.

  • And it's always a difficult situation because I don't know if you ever had this where you were at the immigration desk.

  • There's always dogs around, right?

  • There's always a small Jackson's and dressed like little police dogs and terrifying.

  • But one instant occurred where had a banana and you're not might have fruit.

  • With a certain point, I had to go into a special room.

  • I was escorted by this immigration officer because I got something wrong.

  • I think he liked Miss read my name and it was very dubious.

  • So I got taken into another room and I had to flush a banana down the toilet.

  • What the banana?

  • Don't panic because I thought this could We went into the toilet.

  • Someone is going to the doctor and gone.

  • I mean, you're not gonna believe this.

  • I remember eight again.

  • I don't think I'm showing properly.

  • You've been affected by that.

  • Jesse already have a left foot down the toilet.

  • I did that, but not at the airport way.

  • That's where you put the fruit at my house.

  • You know, I once I once I actually threw up all over the customs desk because like I got was actually during, like, the Ebola scare.

  • So people were already on hand and I landed at Heathrow from Dubai.

  • I eaten something at the airport, but I got a terrible stomach flu.

  • And then I was at the desk and I threw up all over and wallow through.

  • Look, I'm sorry.

  • It's not a bull.

  • I'm sorry.

  • I'm so sorry for their documents and the little thing where you put your fingers, You know what I mean?

  • Yeah.

  • And then luckily, somebody was like, Oh, I know him and he's in a movie.

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