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

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer increased English language standards in the United Kingdom on Monday, saying future immigrants there “should speak English” and that it’s “common sense” for them to do so.

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 la

Starmer announced strict new immigration policies to significantly reduce U.K. migration levels, saying an open border is 'not control; it’s chaos.'

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “tighten up every area of the immigration system” as he unveiled the Government’s crackdown on immigration. The Prime Minister set out Labour’s sweeping plan to cut UK net migration at a press conference on Monday ...

Keir Starmer stands by his controversial claim that high levels of immigration risk making Britain “an island of strangers”. The prime minister’s official spokesman also rejected claims that his comments made him sound like right-wing former Tory minister Enoch Powell.

In Monday’s Downing Street speech, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged that his Labour government would “take back control of our borders” and “tighten up every area of the immigration system”. The speech was met with backlash as some claimed it echoed the racially charged Rivers of Blood speech made by Enoch Powell in 1968.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of creating a “hostile environment on steroids”, as he continues to face backlash for language he used in his “island of strangers” speech.The prime minister has been warned that the government’s new immigration measures will fuel an “exodus” of migrant nurses.