2 h. ago PMQs: Nigel Farage to grill Keir Starmer as No10 forced to deny 'island of strangers' echoes of Enoch Powell

The Prime Minister has been hit with a backlash including from London MPs for his controversial language

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3 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer ‘island of strangers’ row way overblown, senior minister claims

PM has faced backlash for the language he used in the speech setting out plans to crack down on legal migration

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4 h. ago Farage to grill Starmer at PMQs as No10 forced to deny 'island of strangers' echoes of Enoch Powell

The Prime Minister has been hit with a backlash including from London MPs for his controversial language

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23 h. ago Starmer doubles down on ‘island of strangers’ immigration row amid growing Labour revolt

Downing Street has rejected comparisons to former rightwing Tory MP Enoch Powell and insisted the prime minister will ‘not shy away’ from the issue of immigration

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23 h. ago Immigrants are not spongers or skivers, says Sadiq Khan, after PM's 'island of strangers' speech

London mayor says of Sir Keir Starmer’s comments: ‘Those aren’t words that I would use’

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24 h. ago Keir Starmer doubles down on 'island of strangers' remark after Enoch Powell comparison

Keir Starmer's official spokesman said the PM rejects comparisons between his migration speech and Enoch Powell's notorious 'rivers of blood' speech after fierce criticism

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25 h. ago Home secretary grilled over Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ immigration remark

Yvette Cooper refused four times on Tuesday to repeat Sir Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” warning about the risks of sky-high migration into the UK.

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26 h. ago Robert Jenrick claims UK ‘already island of strangers’ in rare support for Starmer

Sir Keir found himself in unusual political company as the former Tory immigration minister – who has typically been at loggerheads with the Labour leader on migration – defended the PM’s remarks

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26 h. ago 'Britain is already an island of strangers': Tory Robert Jenrick echoes Keir Starmer's hardline migrant speech

The shadow justice minister also hit out at so-called 'white flight' in a series of interviews after Labour unveiled new plans to control immigration.

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26 h. ago Keir Starmer hit by growing backlash for 'island of strangers' warning on immigration to Britain

London MPs have heavily criticised the Prime Minister over his language

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27 h. ago Tory MP Robert Jenrick backs Keir Starmer in ‘island of strangers’ row

Sir Keir found himself in unusual political company as the former Tory immigration minister – who has typically been at loggerheads with the Labour leader on migration – defended the PM’s remarks

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27 h. ago Tory MP Robert Jenrick challenged over comments about 'white people' in Sky TV interview

Robert Jenrick was challenged in a Sky News interview when he pointed out that the white British population in Dagenham, East London, had reduced by 50% in the past 25 years

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27 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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28 h. ago London MPs slam Keir Starmer for 'island of strangers' warning on immigration to Britain

The PM was hit with a growing backlash after unveiling immigration reforms

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35 h. ago An island of strangers? Tell us about it, Sir Keir. But none of your tinkering will make a blind bit of difference: DANIEL HANNAN

'We risk becoming an island of strangers,' said Sir Keir Starmer yesterday, 'not a nation that walks forward together.'

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41 h. ago Keir Starmer backlash after 'island of strangers' migrant speech

Keir Starmer has been accused of 'shameful and dangerous' language, with suspended Labour MP John McDonnell claiming it 'reflects the language' of Enoch Powell's notoriously racist 'rivers of blood' speech

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45 h. ago UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says

PM unveils policies to ‘significantly’ drive down net migration including English tests and degree requirementsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” without tougher immigration policies, Keir Starmer has said, as official estimates show there could be 100,000 fewer migrants every year under new policies outlined on Monday.The prime minister said his government would “take back control of our borders” and close the book on a “squalid chapter” of rising inward migration as he unveiled a radical crackdown. Continue reading...

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

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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52 h. ago Keir Starmer LIVE: PM warns UK risks 'becoming island of strangers' in major press conference

The Prime Minister's address from Downing Street comes as the Government sets out its long-awaited plans to drive down net migration with tough new visa rules

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7 d. ago Half of Reform voters say local election vote was a protest in clear warning to Starmer and Badenoch

After disastrous local election results, Tory MPs hoping to install Robert Jenrick as new leader risk being disappointed as research suggest he would not beat Nigel Farage’s Reform

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