26 h. ago After Starmer claimed his party has finally woken up to concerns over the impact of mass migration, how I know Labour has never wanted to tackle the migrant crisis... and never will

As Keir Starmer twists and turns over Labour's record on immigration, remember it is in the party's DNA to throw open the borders, lie about the impact and then smear their critics as bigots.

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52 h. ago Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship

A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily

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63 h. ago Gang of hotel migrants from Iran and Iraq are jailed for 22 years for 'ferocious and frighteningly violent' machete attack on shop owner

The four men, Hana Hassan, 22; Yosef Shaban, 24; Osama Qadir, 21, and Dawan Mantik, 28, all from Iran and Iraq arrived in Britain on small boats.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer struggles to show he IS serious about tackling immigration as he arrives in Denmark

Keir Starmer is in the Danish capital - where the left-wing government has been openly creating a 'hostile environment' for new arrivals.

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4 d. ago UK to scrap right of refugees to seek permanent residency after 5 years

Policy comes as Keir Starmer seeks to toughen stance on immigration and fend off Reform UK

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5 d. ago Starmer is dangerously inciting the radical Left and is not fit to lead, blasts furious Farage in response to PM's he 'doesn't like Britain' attack

Keir Starmer used his keynote speech to Labour conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform and draw deep dividing lines.

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage doesn't like Britain, claims Starmer in desperate attack on 'snake oil salesman' Reform leader days after branding their policies 'racist'

Keir Starmer used his keynote speech to Labour conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform and draw deep dividing lines.

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage doesn't like Britain, claims Starmer in vicious attack on 'snake oil salesman' Reform leader days after branding their policies 'racist'

Keir Starmer is using his keynote speech to Labour conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform - which is streets ahead in the polls.

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6 d. ago Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally

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6 d. ago Don’t just focus on immigration if you want to beat Reform, Starmer warned

John Curtice tells Labour and Keir Starmer not to make the same mistake as the Conservatives

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8 d. ago Officials place Des Moines schools leader on leave after his arrest by immigration agents

Officials have put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country illegally

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9 d. ago Florida officials announce more than 6,000 immigration arrests

Over the last five months, Florida law enforcement officials have arrested more than 6,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, a U.S. Border Patrol official announced Friday

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9 d. ago Starmer says government will introduce digital IDs to ensure Britain’s ‘borders are more secure’ – UK politics live

Prime minister says the UK is facing a choice between patriotic renewal and toxic divideDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer LIVE: Digital ID card plan to be announced in major speech

The UK Prime Minister argues that digital IDs are needed to prevent a shadow economy from continuing in the country where people can carry on working illegally

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally

Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to workDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Keir's immigration mea culpa: Labour has 'shied away' from toughening borders even it has been 'too easy' to enter the country and work illegally, PM admits

Keir Starmer delivered the mea culpa as he desperately tries to convince Brits that he is taking tough action on borders.

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9 d. ago Prime Minister admits Labour previously shied away from immigration concerns

Writing in the Telegraph, the Prime Minister said it is ‘essential’ to tackle every aspect of the problem of illegal immigration.

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1 week ago Starmer admits Labour previously shied away from immigration concerns

Writing in the Telegraph, the Prime Minister said it is ‘essential’ to tackle every aspect of the problem of illegal immigration.

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1 week ago Britain joins the illustrious ranks of North Korea, China and Taliban

The 'Brit card' is a fresh attempt by Sir Keir Starmer to clamp down on illegal immigration, allowing the government to clearly verify a citizen's right to live and work in the UK.

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1 week ago Reform UK’s immigration plans have ‘no basis in reality’, say Labour – politics live

Nigel Farage claims his party would save £234bn by scrapping indefinite leave to remainFarage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remainFarage and Yusuf are now taking questions.Q: [From the BBC’s Iain Watson] Will you withdraw the £230bn figure, because it has been withdrawn by the thinktank that produced it?What we are attempting to do today is to make people realise that large-scale migration into Britain, where 50% at least of those that come, will never work and live off the British state, is actually making this country substantially poorer. Continue reading...

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