Keir Starmer pledges to slash ‘sky-high’ migration numbers under a Labour government
7 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer pledges to slash ‘sky-high’ migration numbers under a Labour government

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Keir Starmer is facing a backlash from activists and unions after he promised to slash “sky-high” net migration if Labour wins the election. The Labour leader said last year’s 685,000 figure has “got to come down” as he vowed to “control our borders and make sure British businesses are helped to hire Brits first”. Labour declined to set a target, but last year shadow cabinet minister Darren Jones said a Labour government would cut net migration to a “couple of hundred thousand a year” within five years, a figure he described as “normal”. The party’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn accused Labour of a “race to the right wing” and warned the plan could impact key public services.

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Starmer urged to let ‘wealthy Americans’ move to UK ahead of Trump presidency
12 hours, 46 minutes ago

Starmer urged to let ‘wealthy Americans’ move to UK ahead of Trump presidency

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer says there's NOTHING he would do differently about Labour's disastrous first six months in power - as he admits he doesn't want to bring down immigration too quickly
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Keir Starmer says there's NOTHING he would do differently about Labour's disastrous first six months in power - as he admits he doesn't want to bring down immigration too quickly

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today insisted there is nothing he would do differently from his disastrous first six months in power. The bizarre stance came after Sir Keir's premiership was rocked by the freebies furore and the humiliating departure of his chief of staff Sue Gray. Keir Starmer today insisted there is nothing he would do differently from his disastrous first six …

When it comes to immigration, Labour can only blame its inheritance from the Tories for so long
1 month ago

When it comes to immigration, Labour can only blame its inheritance from the Tories for so long

The Independent  

When Sir Keir Starmer unveiled six policy milestones in his “plan for change” this month, any targets to reduce legal and illegal migration were conspicuous by their absence. Successive prime ministers from David Cameron onwards promised to reduce legal migration, and Rishi Sunak impaled himself on a painful hook by pledging to “stop the boats” crossing the English Channel. The …

Keir Starmer starts again: PM pleads with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits and more police in 'reset' speech… but NO target on cutting immigration and has he watered down
1 month, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer starts again: PM pleads with Brits to judge him on higher living standards, lower NHS waits and more police in 'reset' speech… but NO target on cutting immigration and has he watered down

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer swiped at Whitehall's tolerance of 'managed decline' in Britain today as he attempted to 'reset' his struggling government. The PM is using a speech at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire to unveil six 'milestones' that Labour should have achieved by the time of the next election in 2029 The PM used a speech at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire to …

Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ will improve lives of working people, No 10 claims
1 month, 1 week ago

Starmer’s ‘Plan for Change’ will improve lives of working people, No 10 claims

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’ve been clear that this marks the next phase of our mission-led Government,” the …

Top pollster warns Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Top pollster warns Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer defends his 'jet setting' away from Britain as PM echoes Donald Trump by pushing migration and the economy as his 'key priorities'
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2 months ago

Keir Starmer defends his 'jet setting' away from Britain as PM echoes Donald Trump by pushing migration and the economy as his 'key priorities'

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the amount of time he spends away from Britain as he was quizzed about his 'jet setting' since becoming Prime Minister. The Labour premier today travelled to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, after spending the day in Paris to mark Armistice Day with France's Emmanuel Macron. He also echoed US president-elect Donald Trump - …

What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity
2 months ago

What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity

The Independent  

Labour has begun an intense debate about the lessons it must learn from the defeat of its sister party, the Democrats, in the US election. To the UK list, we can add the NHS – the symbol of Labour’s pledge to improve public services, on which it will be judged at the next general election. But when a former Independent …

Can Keir Starmer succeed in reducing immigration?
2 months, 1 week ago

Can Keir Starmer succeed in reducing immigration?

The Independent  

Keir Starmer has announced that the government is to make further progress on its manifesto pledge to “smash the criminal gangs” and reduce the flow of irregular migration in small boats across the English Channel. At the Interpol General Assembly in Glasgow – complete with pipe band and more than 1,000 police officers from 196 nations – the prime minister …

Pressure on Keir Starmer to rethink Rwanda plan axe as EU set to sign off migrant processing 'hubs' in third countries
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pressure on Keir Starmer to rethink Rwanda plan axe as EU set to sign off migrant processing 'hubs' in third countries

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will face more pressure to revive the Tories' Rwanda migrant deportation scheme today with the European Union expected to approve a similar scheme. Migration will dominate an EU leaders' summit in Brussels today, after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen called for 'innovative ways to counter illegal migration'. In a letter to the bloc's leaders, Ms von …

Starmer steadies Labour with plea to ‘take pride in victory’ and pledges to ‘face the storm’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer steadies Labour with plea to ‘take pride in victory’ and pledges to ‘face the storm’

The Independent  

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Sir Keir Starmer is accused of having 'no plan' for reducing migration after dodging questions about small boat crisis during visit to Birmingham
5 months, 1 week ago

Sir Keir Starmer is accused of having 'no plan' for reducing migration after dodging questions about small boat crisis during visit to Birmingham

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer was yesterday accused of having 'no plan' for reducing migration as he dodged questions about it in the wake of the riots. But Sir John Hayes, a former Tory security minister, said the PM needed to tackle the issue head on by setting out how he intends to stop small boat Channel crossings while also reducing net …

Starmer ends European summit with £84m aid package to stop migration ‘at source’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Starmer ends European summit with £84m aid package to stop migration ‘at source’

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer poised to be UK's next PM but can he improve Labour’s tarnished reputation among Indians
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer poised to be UK's next PM but can he improve Labour’s tarnished reputation among Indians

Firstpost  

Exit polls show Keir Starmer’s Labour party is poised to win a historic victory in the 2024 UK general election, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. The Centre-Left Labour party leader Keir Starmer is likely to be Britain’s next prime minister and India ofcourse wants to have a clear understanding of his stance towards the country. Source: X/@Keir_Starmer ‘New strategic …

Keir Starmer Promised ‘Decade Of National Renewal’ If Voted To Power, This Is How It May Look Like
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer Promised ‘Decade Of National Renewal’ If Voted To Power, This Is How It May Look Like

News 18  

Britain’s Labour party, predicted to win Thursday’s election, is promising a “decade of national renewal” and with a record landslide that gives the party a free reign to implement its programme. Immigration Labour leader Keir Starmer has promised to deploy special investigators to “smash” people-smuggling gangs behind irregular immigration into the UK, process asylum claims more quickly to clear the …

Don't surrender your voice... just get out and make your vote count, writes Prime Minister RISHI SUNAK
6 months, 1 week ago

Don't surrender your voice... just get out and make your vote count, writes Prime Minister RISHI SUNAK

Daily Mail  

Your vote counts – 130,000 of you can stop the supermajority that Sir Keir Starmer craves. Prime Minister RISHI SUNAK writes: 'Ask your friends, ask your neighbours: do they want their family to pay more than £2,000 extra in tax?' I want to cut your taxes, Keir Starmer will raise them – and if he gets that supermajority, he’ll raise …

Keir Starmer's immigration plans are dubbed a 'con job,' says Cleverly
6 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer's immigration plans are dubbed a 'con job,' says Cleverly

Daily Mail  

James Cleverly has branded Labour's immigration plans a 'con job' which will make the UK 'the destination of choice for illegal migrants in Europe'. Scrapping the Rwanda deportation scheme would worsen the crisis – and leave Sir Keir Starmer with 'no option' but to give an amnesty to tens of thousands crossing the Channel illegally, he claimed. Mr Cleverly urged …

'Migrants are just waiting for a Labour government before crossing to the UK': Rishi Sunak warns Britain will be a 'soft touch' magnet for illegal migration under 'socialist' Keir Starmer as hard righ
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Migrants are just waiting for a Labour government before crossing to the UK': Rishi Sunak warns Britain will be a 'soft touch' magnet for illegal migration under 'socialist' Keir Starmer as hard righ

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak today warned Britain would become the 'soft touch of Europe' on illegal migration if Labour wins power at Thursday's general election. Rishi Sunak today warned Britain would become the 'soft touch of Europe' on illegal migration if Labour wins power at Thursday's general election The Prime Minister ramped up his attacks on Sir Keir Starmer and claimed the …

Election 2024: I have not controlled Britain's borders, Rishi Sunak tells BBC
7 months ago

Election 2024: I have not controlled Britain's borders, Rishi Sunak tells BBC

The Telegraph  

Follow The Telegraph’s general election live blog Rishi Sunak has admitted that he has not controlled Britain’s borders as Prime Minister. In a BBC interview with Nick Robinson, Mr Sunak said the numbers of people entering Britain both legally and illegally have been “too high” since he entered office in October 2022. But no Conservative Prime Minister has ever delivered …

Keir Starmer claims he WILL cut immigration - but refuses to set a target or say how long it will take
7 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer claims he WILL cut immigration - but refuses to set a target or say how long it will take

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer today vowed to slash immigration - but refused to set any target or say how long it will take. But Sir Keir stopped short of making any specific promises about how far numbers will come down, with long-term net migration currently running at an eye-watering 685,000 a year. Keir Starmer today vowed to slash immigration - but refused …

Keir Starmer attacks ‘unquenchable Tory thirst for gimmicks’ and promises to scrap Rwanda plan ‘straight away’
8 months ago

Keir Starmer attacks ‘unquenchable Tory thirst for gimmicks’ and promises to scrap Rwanda plan ‘straight away’

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer: We don’t want to diverge from the EU
1 year, 3 months ago

Keir Starmer: We don’t want to diverge from the EU

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Britain will not diverge from EU rules if Labour wins power at the next general election. Senior Conservatives said the remarks showed “the mask has slipped” and Sir Keir would seek to reverse Brexit by rejoining the project. ‘Shared values’ “Most of the conflict with the UK being outside… arises insofar as the UK …

Starmer: Tory claims that Labour will join EU migrant quota scheme are ‘garbage’
1 year, 3 months ago

Starmer: Tory claims that Labour will join EU migrant quota scheme are ‘garbage’

The Independent  

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Tories swipe that Keir Starmer's plan to tackle small boats crisis has 'already fallen apart' as Labour leader is forced to deny Britain would have to take in a quota of migrants as part of his bid to
1 year, 3 months ago

Tories swipe that Keir Starmer's plan to tackle small boats crisis has 'already fallen apart' as Labour leader is forced to deny Britain would have to take in a quota of migrants as part of his bid to

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer today faced Tory claims his plan to tackle the small boats crisis had 'already fallen apart'. Sir Keir Starmer has attempted to flesh out how he would try and cut Channel migrant numbers should be become prime minister But the Labour leader faced Tory claims his plan to tackle the small boats crisis has 'already fallen apart' …

Keir Starmer vows to strike migrants return deal with EU
1 year, 4 months ago

Keir Starmer vows to strike migrants return deal with EU

The Independent  

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Braverman says Labour would ‘make Britain dumping ground’ for EU migrants
1 year, 4 months ago

Braverman says Labour would ‘make Britain dumping ground’ for EU migrants

The Telegraph  

Suella Braverman claimed that Sir Keir Starmer would “make Britain the dumping ground” for EU migrants as Labour accused her of “embarrassing nonsense”. Sir Keir has indicated a Labour government could be prepared to do a deal with Brussels that would involve the UK taking a quota of asylum seekers who arrive in the bloc in exchange for the ability …

Keir Starmer vows to slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ in NHS
1 year, 11 months ago

Keir Starmer vows to slash ‘bureaucratic nonsense’ in NHS

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to get rid of “bureaucratic nonsense” with a plan to allow patients to bypass GPs and refer themselves to specialists. Sir Keir, writing in The Sunday Telegraph, said: “If we don’t get real about reform, the NHS will die,” as he gave his backing to an overhaul of the current system in which GPs operate. …

Keir Starmer is to unveil plan to train UK workers to replace cheap labour from abroad
2 years, 1 month ago

Keir Starmer is to unveil plan to train UK workers to replace cheap labour from abroad

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer will today warn firms to train British workers instead of relying on cheap labour from abroad in his latest U-turn on immigration. Sir Keir Starmer will today warn firms to train British workers instead of relying on cheap labour from abroad in his latest U-turn on immigration Speaking at the CBI conference in Birmingham, Rishi Sunak said …

Keir Starmer to warn businesses ‘days of low pay and cheap labour must end’
2 years, 1 month ago

Keir Starmer to warn businesses ‘days of low pay and cheap labour must end’

The Independent  

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Starmer: Skills shortage cannot be remedied by foreign workers
2 years, 2 months ago

Starmer: Skills shortage cannot be remedied by foreign workers

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Keir Starmer speech: Labour leader pledges new nationalised 'Great British Energy' supplier
2 years, 3 months ago

Keir Starmer speech: Labour leader pledges new nationalised 'Great British Energy' supplier

The Telegraph  

Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, has been given the critical job of teeing up Sir Keir Starmer's big speech this afternoon. Asked how Sir Keir intends to unlock the door to No 10 Downing Street, Mr Streeting told Sky News: “I think turn the anger and frankly disgust with the Conservatives into a positive appetite for Labour and that’s …

Sir Keir Starmer clashes with Labour over Brexit
2 years, 6 months ago

Sir Keir Starmer clashes with Labour over Brexit

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a Labour revolt over Brexit after he vowed not to take Britain back into the Single Market. In a keynote speech on Britain’s future outside the European Union, Sir Keir pledged to “make Brexit work” and said he would not seek to join the Single Market or a customs union. It comes as Sir Keir …

Keir Starmer waters down Labour rulebook overhaul as he abandons electoral college proposal
3 years, 3 months ago

Keir Starmer waters down Labour rulebook overhaul as he abandons electoral college proposal

The Independent  

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Keir Starmer elected new leader of UK’s Labour Party
4 years, 9 months ago

Keir Starmer elected new leader of UK’s Labour Party

Al Jazeera  

Glasgow, United Kingdom – Jeremy Corbyn’s chequered leadership of the British Labour Party has officially come to an end after Keir Starmer was elected to replace him following a protracted four-month contest. “He’s an intelligent man, has his background … comes across as balanced and has gravitas.” Congratulations to @Keir_Starmer, the new Leader of the Labour Party!#LabourLeadership pic.twitter.com/i2PjxXaWMf — The …

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