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 the country's number one priority when it comes to migration is tackling illegal migration No Swiss-style Brexit Rishi Sunak denied going soft on Brexit yesterday – and vowed to never sign a 'Swiss-style' trade deal that imposes EU rules on Britain. Mr Sunak said Brexit was 'already delivering enormous benefits' including control of migration and access to the fastest growing global markets. Mr Sunak said: 'The country's number one priority right now, when it comes to migration, is tackling illegal migration.

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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
5 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 week, 1 day 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
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity
1 month, 2 weeks 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?
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Starmer aims to restore pre-Brexit immigration deal with EU
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Starmer aims to restore pre-Brexit immigration deal with EU

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer is seeking to restore a pre-Brexit security deal with the European Union that will allow Britain to take charge of international investigations into people-smugglers. The Prime Minister is pursuing an agreement with Brussels that would allow the UK access to “real-time” data on people-smuggling gangs and migrants’ movements across the Continent. Speaking at Interpol’s general assembly in …

Starmer steadies Labour with plea to ‘take pride in victory’ and pledges to ‘face the storm’
2 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Sir Keir Starmer …

Starmer needs to make hard choices over Brexit
3 months, 1 week ago

Starmer needs to make hard choices over Brexit

The Independent  

As I recall, the Brexit referendum only asked the British public one question: should we leave the EU or not? Stephen Bloom Canterbury Louts aren’t confined to the cheap seats I disagree with Peter Fieldman’s assessment of the problems with modern air travel in Thursday’s letters, particularly his assertion that cheap flights are hotbeds of “undesirable” people. I can categorically …

Starmer’s big Brexit ‘reset’ is really nothing of the sort
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer’s big Brexit ‘reset’ is really nothing of the sort

The Independent  

Keir Starmer’s mission to Germany ought to be something that arouses hope and optimism about Britain’s fractured relationships with its nearest neighbours – and still by far its largest economic partner – the European Union. True enough, but there’s not much in what’s been made public so far that suggests a step change in UK GDP growth is at hand, …

Labour 'could bring back EU free movement for the under-30s' under plans for reset in relations with Brussels
4 months ago

Labour 'could bring back EU free movement for the under-30s' under plans for reset in relations with Brussels

Daily Mail  

Labour is said to be considering restarting EU freedom of movement for people aged under 30 as it seeks to 'reset' the UK's relationship with Brussels. Last month Nick Thomas-Symonds met European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic for their first face-to-face talks to 'set the ground for further discussions' on deepening ties. Sir Keir Starmer is said to have discussed a …

Sir Keir Starmer is accused of having 'no plan' for reducing migration after dodging questions about small boat crisis during visit to Birmingham
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Minister hints Tory immigration crackdown on foreign students bringing families could be eased and refuses to rule out tuition fee hikes amid cash crisis in universities
5 months ago

Minister hints Tory immigration crackdown on foreign students bringing families could be eased and refuses to rule out tuition fee hikes amid cash crisis in universities

Daily Mail  

A minister has hinted that the Tory crackdown on foreign student visas could be eased amid the cash crisis in universities. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson suggested the government wants to 'welcome' more international students Your browser does not support iframes. The comments came as Keir Starmer launched a new body to deal with Britain's 'fragmented and broken' skills training system …

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

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

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. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of a “dereliction …

Can Labour undo Brexit: What has government said about UK’s relationship with the EU?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Labour undo Brexit: What has government said about UK’s relationship with the EU?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Writing …

Keir Starmer poised to be UK's next PM but can he improve Labour’s tarnished reputation among Indians
5 months, 2 weeks 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
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Keir Starmer's immigration plans are dubbed a 'con job,' says Cleverly
5 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months, 3 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
6 months, 2 weeks 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: 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 says no case for joining EU as he insists Brexit policy hasn’t changed
1 year, 3 months ago

Starmer says no case for joining EU as he insists Brexit policy hasn’t changed

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Under fire from …

Braverman says Labour would ‘make Britain dumping ground’ for EU migrants
1 year, 3 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 …

UK PM Rishi Sunak plans tough new law against illegal migration
1 year, 9 months ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak plans tough new law against illegal migration

Deccan Chronicle  

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced a clamp down on illegal migration with a new proposed law to tackle the issue of migrants crossing over into the UK illegally and dangerously in small boats from across the English Channel. The British Indian leader had made cracking down on this illegal route between the UK's sea border with …

Migration to the UK is a sign of economic success – not failure
2 years ago

Migration to the UK is a sign of economic success – not failure

The Independent  

If the latest migration statistics prove anything, it is that Britain needs workers and students from abroad to staff its public services. UK companies need migrant labour in a myriad of ways in order to prosper, from seasonal labour on farms, to highly skilled surgeons mending lives in the NHS. Keir Starmer, disappointingly, has renounced this in his recent speech, …

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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer will warn …

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves
2 years, 3 months ago

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves

The Telegraph  

That comes on top of the 6.7 million applications by EU citizens already in the UK who have applied for settled status, of which 6.5 million have been concluded, according to Thursday's data. It is not surprising that John Hayes, a former Home Office minister and the chairman of the Tory Common Sense group, believes the next prime minister - …

Labour Left plots to force Sir Keir Starmer into softer Brexit stance
2 years, 4 months ago

Labour Left plots to force Sir Keir Starmer into softer Brexit stance

The Telegraph  

Michael Chessum, of the Labour Campaign for Free Movement, said Sir Keir’s Brexit stance was a “total betrayal” of those who elected him as leader. “What the Conservatives have introduced is pretty much as hard as it goes – no Single Market, no customs union, no free movement,” he said. “He very clearly pledged to keep free movement – he …

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