2 h. ago Keir Starmer unveils immigration crackdown as PM promises to tighten 'every area of system'

The Prime Minister is setting out Labour’s sweeping plan to cut net migration into the UK at a press conference on Monday morning

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2 h. ago Labour's immigration crackdown: key points explained — from faster deportations to axing care worker visas

The Prime Minister will unveil plans to make it harder for foreigners to permanently settle in the UK

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps, shock poll finds

Exclusive survey: Lib Dems and Greens surge in London in backlash against the Government

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10 h. ago Labour's immigration crackdown criticised for not containing cap on numbers as Keir Starmer set to unveil plan in full that will mean arrivals will have to 'earn the right to stay' in Britain

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the plan would mean a 'substantial' drop on last year's net migration figure of 728,000, but refused to put a cap on numbers, saying it was a 'failed approach'.

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer says migrants will have to ‘earn the right’ to live in UK as part of new crackdown

Labour prime minister to unveil new ‘contributor model’ he says will boost economic growth in the wake of surge of support for Nigel Farage and Reform

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12 h. ago Boris Johnson reckons he could swoop in to rescue Tories when Reform 'self

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is waiting for Nigel Farage's Reform party to slip up, so he can swoop in and collect the advances made by the right wing group, according to close sources

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18 h. ago Tories warn Nigel Farage's plans for £140bn of 'giveaways' are 'not serious' and would bankrupt Britain as panic mounts over Reform poll surge

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride has moved to turn a spotlight on Mr Farage's policies as he emerges as genuine contender for Downing Street.

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21 h. ago Reform will use ‘whatever levers’ to challenge asylum hotels, says Tice

It comes after Nigel Farage pledged to ‘resist’ asylum seekers being housed in Reform patches.

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22 h. ago UK care homes to be banned from overseas recruitment in bid to slash migration to ‘significantly’ below 500,000

Home secretary Yvette Cooper to set out sweeping measures as Labour attempts to deal with growing threat from Nigel Farage and his Reform party

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23 h. ago UK care homes face ban on recruiting from overseas in bid to slash migration to ‘significantly’ below 500,000

Home secretary Yvette Cooper to set out sweeping measures as Labour attempts to deal with growing threat from Nigel Farage and his Reform party

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25 h. ago Immigration crackdown as Labour panics over Reform: Yvette Cooper vows tougher visa rules and deportation for ANY crime

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted immigration will fall 'substantially' as she prepares to publish a white paper, with Labour panicking over Reform.

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27 h. ago Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government

Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to accountThe Liberal Democrats have set up an internal “Reform watch” system to monitor Nigel Farage’s party in local government, with Ed Davey saying Labour and the Conservatives are too scared of the threat from Reform to hold it to account.The Lib Dem leader defended his party’s performance in last week’s local elections, saying council contests where they unexpectedly ended up behind Reform mainly happened because of a collapse in votes for other parties. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Lammy and Cooper lead Labour fightback against Farage with new migration strategy

Exclusive: Foreign secretary David Lammy has revealed to The Independent his new push with international partners to tackle illegal migration as Yvette Cooper prepares to unveil her white paper on legal migration. Both come in the wake of a surge in popular support for Nigel Farage and Reform

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36 h. ago Labour crackdown on immigration with new powers to deport foreign nationals convicted of any crime as Keir Starmer responds to growing threat posed by Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Under Home Secretary Yvette Cooper 's plans, the Home Office will be told of all foreign nationals convicted of any offence, while officials will be given wider powers to remove them from the UK.

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56 h. ago NIGEL FARAGE: Our victory was seismic and the Reform era is just starting. Here's everything my government would do

Our victory was seismic. The two old political parties have been shaken to the core. They will have to get used to this new political era because Reform UK is only just getting started.

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3 d. ago Migrants ‘must speak fluent English’ to work in UK under Labour’s latest immigration crackdown

Plans setting out Labour’s immigration reforms are expected next week

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4 d. ago Reform UK's new constituents warn party MUST deliver as Nigel Farage faces battle with council staff on Net Zero, DEI and WFH

Nigel Farage 's outfit gained more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in last week's contests, to send a lightning bolt through Westminster.

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4 d. ago Poll: Nigel Farage's Reform predicted to become official Holyrood opposition ahead of Tories and Labour

The Scottish Conservatives are set to slump into fourth place in Scotland, according to a damning new poll.

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4 d. ago We asked Reform UK the big unanswered questions about Wales – they're still unanswered

Nigel Farage was busy so Reform UK, projected to win seats at the Senedd in 2026, put up a man formerly known as DJ Dowster to (not) answer our questions

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4 d. ago Five more years of Swinney would be ‘catastrophic’ for Scotland, Findlay warns

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay hit out at both the Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a speech.

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