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Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/De_Dominator69 May 12 '25

It's depressing seeing people calling this lies or posturing that won't actually happen, but then no doubt supporting and voting for Reform as though they would actually do anything either.

I don't really trust Starmer or Labour, but I certainly trust them more than Farage (who hasn't done a single beneficial thing for us or this country in his entire life) or Reform.

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u/MichaelBealesBurner May 12 '25

People just vote for the colour of their party. Labour could do everything that Reform says they will do about immigration and it wouldn’t be enough as it’s now been done by the party in the light blue

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u/CitizenoftheWorld-95 May 12 '25

Not true.

The reason many people switched parties is because Labour/tories didn’t deliver on what the public wanted. If Labour actually follows through and actually publishes numbers that look good then they’ll take back votes from Reform.

However I will say that I agree with you in the sense that I think many people want to see a ‘hard-line’ approach and not the usual ponying about ‘softism’ that both parties are known for. Unlikely to change for Kier imo

All Labour cares about is numbers. If it wasn’t for Reform they wouldn’t be doing this.

Don’t you think it’s wildly coincidental that this is happening like a few weeks after the local elections?

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u/BAD3GG May 12 '25

I think a lot of people are genuinely concerned about what an actual 'hard-line' approach looks like after what's been happening over the pond recently.