87 m. ago Defiant Starmer swipes that critics of his 'island of strangers' immigration crackdown are 'talking rubbish' as Labour backlash mounts... despite poll suggesting Brits agree

Keir Starmer gave short shrift to a rebuke over the his policy shift as he took PMQs this lunchtime.

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26 h. ago Sadiq Khan joins Labour backlash at Starmer's 'island of strangers' crackdown on immigration

London mayor Sadiq Khan insisted he would not have used the phrase 'island of strangers' as the PM struggles to contain anger on his own benches.

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29 h. ago Starmer faces Labour revolt over 'island of strangers' crackdown on immigration

Keir Starmer suggested uncontrolled immigration risked the UK becoming an 'island of strangers' as he unveiled proposals for curbing numbers yesterday.

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53 h. ago Keir Starmer says 'we risk becoming island of strangers' in immigration crackdown speech

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4 d. ago Inside Labour's benefits rebellion as Keir Starmer faces biggest revolt yet

One MP told The Mirror of those previously wavering on a key benefits vote: 'A lot of people have now decided they are more frightened of the voters than they are of the whips'

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer squirms over winter fuel allowance and Net Zero at PMQs as he is accused of hammering pensioners

During a bad-tempered PMQs, Kemi Badenoch said the government was 'balancing the books on the backs' of the older generation.

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2 w. ago Starmer faces Labour revolt over plan to raid bank accounts of benefit claimants

Welfare fraud bill would allow funds to be taken from bank accounts and driving licences to be cancelledShould benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think soKeir Starmer is facing a rebellion over his plan to use direct deductions from people’s bank accounts and the cancellation of driving licences as part of a government crackdown on welfare fraud and over-claiming.In an attempt to claw back the annual £9.7bn in benefit overpayments made by the Department for Work and Pensions due to fraud or error, the government has adopted Conservative plans for debt recovery. Continue reading...

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