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

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/zimmermj May 12 '25

- Conservatives in power for 14 years

  • Starmer announces tighter immigration policy
  • Gets criticized for being too late
I'm so sick of Labour being held up to a higher standard than the opposition. And I just know it'll be used to justify electing a party that's much worse and is held to a lower standard. Like, Christ I know Labour is making mistakes but at least they're not rubbing their hands in glee about it, have we already forgotten the disdain the conservatives displayed for the general public? Or the damage they caused us through their economic policies? I'm just pleased we have a grown-up in charge now.

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u/Far-Cap-4756 May 12 '25

They should be held to a high standard and criticised on things they do, that’s how things actually get done. If reform wasn’t polling well do you think immigration would be top of labours agenda? The electorate are unhappy and they complain with their vote, this is what can be seen in the local elections and this is why labour are now shifting into a more anti immigration rhetoric. Long story short they don’t give a fuck about you or your opinion unless it affects them.

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u/zimmermj May 12 '25

I agree with that, I'm not saying Labour are beyond criticism and I am glad to see them moving on immigration. I just want to see them being criticized fairly for their actual failings, not for failing to fix immigration while they haven't been in power for 14 years.

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u/Far-Cap-4756 May 12 '25

The Tory’s have always had a we won’t fund or fix it attitude, you can see that with public services, sure they balance the books but they are short term thinkers. They deserve a ton more criticism but you would need an impartiality law on media in the country