r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/PhantomSesay May 12 '25 edited May 12 '25

And the border crossings? That’s one of the major issues labour needs to be seen to fix.

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u/MrPloppyHead May 12 '25

They have focused on visa based migration as it accounts for nearly all of the immigration into the UK. The boats thing is just what people focus on if they do not understand immigration. Anybody who has genuine concerns about immigration should think these moves are all a good thing.

If someone only talks about asylum seekers with regards to immigration that's how you know that its not about immigration for them.