29 m. ago Nursing union boss condemns immigration plans as ‘pandering and scapegoating’

Sir Keir Starmer has set out a number of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK.

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41 m. ago Cutting immigration will 'damage' Scottish economy and hit NHS recruitment, warns John Swinney

The SNP leader criticised the Prime Minister's choice of language as he announced a plan to restrict immigration - and claimed Starmer was "terrified" of Nigel Farage.

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60 m. ago Starmer ‘walked into arms of Farage’ with immigration announcement – Swinney

The Prime Minister announced immigration changes on Monday.

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82 m. ago Plans to tighten rules on ‘when and how’ human rights migration cases made

Legislation will be brought forward to clarify the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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94 m. ago Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – UK politics live

PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliamentQ: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?Starmer says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always good for growth. The last government had high immigration but stagnant growth.I promise that [net migration] will fall significantly, and I do want to get it down by the end of this parliament, significantly. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'The immigration speech Keir Starmer would have made, if he told you the truth'

The Prime Minister has announced a crackdown on immigration which isn't a crackdown and isn't about immigration, says Fleet Street Fox. Here's what he should have said instead

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2 h. ago Do you support Keir Starmer's crackdown on immigration? Take our poll and have your say

Keir Starmer has boldly vowed to reduce net migration by the end of this parliament, advocating for a "controlled, selective, and fair" system. Do you agree with his plans?

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3 h. ago The truth behind photo of Volodymyr Zelensky as people think he 'wore his trousers backwards'

A series of images show Zelensky standing alongside his wife Olena Zelenska while greeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer's immigration crackdown: What are Labour's stricter new rules?

Sir Keir Starmer talked tough at today's Downing Street press conference, but what is he actually planning to do in practice?

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3 h. ago Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said without fair rules and shared values, ‘we risk becoming an island of strangers’.

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4 h. ago The key points from Sir Keir Starmer’s new plans to tackle immigration

Key takeaways from the Immigration White Paper unveiled today by the Prime Minister who claims that “every area” of the immigration system will be “tightened up"

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer claims soaring immigration has done ‘incalculable’ damage to UK, economically and politically – UK politics live

PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliamentQ: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?Starmer says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always good for growth. The last government had high immigration but stagnant growth.I promise that [net migration] will fall significantly, and I do want to get it down by the end of this parliament, significantly. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago France blasts Russian 'fake news' after Macron is accused of 'hiding cocaine' in photo op with Starmer

France has responded to a 'fake' claim that President Emmanuel Macron hid a bag of cocaine while posing for a photo with Keir Starmer and Germany's Friedrich Merz over the weekend. 

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5 h. ago Trade deal with US could spell end of UK’s bioethanol industry, say bosses

Hundreds of jobs may be at risk as Starmer agrees to remove tariffs on US ethanol, say heads of ABF Sugar and EnsusBusiness live – latest updatesThe British bioethanol industry could collapse as a result of Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump, industry bosses have said.The bosses of ABF Sugar and Ensus, the companies behind almost all of the UK’s production capacity of bioethanol – a petrol substitute produced from agricultural products – have said hundreds of jobs in north-east England and Yorkshire could be at risk as a result of the deal. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago France blasts 'fake news' after Emmanuel Macron is accused of 'hiding bag of cocaine' while posing for photos alongside Keir Starmer

France has responded to a 'fake' claim that President Emmanuel Macron hid a bag of cocaine while posing for a photo with Keir Starmer and Germany's Friedrich Merz over the weekend. 

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6 h. ago Panicking Starmer admits mass immigration risks making Britain an 'island of strangers' as he tries to head off Reform surge

Keir Starmer deployed the Brexit slogan at a press conference in Downing Street as he pledged to end the 'betrayal' of Britain's reliance on cheap foreign labour.

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6 h. ago 'This plan means migration will fall. That's a promise': Keir Starmer unveils immigration crackdown

The Prime Minister said tougher restrictions were needed, warning that Britain risked becoming 'an island of strangers'

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer promises net migration will fall ‘significantly’ by end of this parliament – UK politics live

PM says policies will ‘take back control’ of migration as promised, but not delivered, by Tory BrexitersWhat change in rules means for migrants and employersQ: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?Starmer says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always good for growth. The last government had high immigration but stagnant growth.I promise that [net migration] will fall significantly, and I do want to get it down by the end of this parliament, significantly. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer pledges crackdown on immigration to UK but faces fierce opposition from SNP

Immigration is a reserved matter meaning MSPs at Holyrood have no formal say in deciding UK policy.

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6 h. ago UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’, says PM as he unveils immigration plans

The Prime Minister said the Labour Government would ‘take back control of our borders’.

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