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Keir Starmer has defended the language he used in a speech on immigration this week. But many Labour MPs have criticised his choice of words, with some even claiming the prime minister’s language echoed that of Enoch Powell. John Harris speaks to the L…
MP accuses ex-colleagues of sinister attempt to silence him as CPS says it will not bring charges over allegations of verbal threatsThe Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe has accused his ex-colleagues of a sinister attempt to use the police to silence him as…
Justice secretary says male prisons currently operating at 99% capacityHere is the list of MPs down to ask a question at PMQs, which starts at noon.In March Reform UK reported Rupert Lowe (at the time one of their five MPs) to the police, claiming he h…
PM stands by his claim the UK risks becoming an ‘island of strangers’, Downing Street saysDavid Lammy, the foreign secretary, has just started taking questions in the Commons. In response to the first question, Hamish Falconer, minister for the Middle …
In today’s newsletter: Keir Starmer promises a suite of new measures will lower net migration – but a survey of immigration plans in the past suggests otherwiseGood morning. On Monday, Keir Starmer added his name to the dubious list of prime ministers …
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, …
Exclusive: John Bird warns government has ‘lost trust of its supporters’ as he tables amendment to schools billLabour will not hold back the rise of Reform UK if it fails to tackle poverty, the Big Issue co-founder John Bird has warned as he tables an …
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 t…
Keir Starmer abandons idea foreign workers generate growth in favour of language reminiscent of Nigel FarageEnglish test among range of Labour measures to control immigrationThe publication of the 69-page white paper entitled Restoring Control Over the…
Keir Starmer says system ‘will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in electionsLabour’s immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policyAdults accompanying foreign workers to the UK will be expected to pa…