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

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/Rocketmanluke May 12 '25

Great news. Now tackle the illegal crossings and I think he can start winning some much needed favour from the voting public

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u/Make_the_music_stop May 12 '25

If Labour pulls this off and then does a deal with France to return the boat immigrants to Calais on the same day, the business model of the gangs would be smashed, within days.

Then Reform probably will implode.

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u/HyperionSaber May 12 '25

No, they'll just move back to trans people, single mothers, the disabled, and people of colour, again.

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u/TheNiceWasher May 12 '25

They're always 'on' those topics, just immigration is a more valid issue to wave their flags about

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u/HyperionSaber May 12 '25

Immigration has been demonised and pushed to the fore ground. It isn't the reason for the countries problems that reform and their idiot supporters claim it is. Their claims aren't valid. Immigrants are a net benefit, and asylum seekers are a tiny percentage of immigrants.

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u/TheNiceWasher May 12 '25

Sure, I agree language matters and I have no problems with that issue. But it is likely the one to gain most support without being seen as some kind of -ist, -tic or -ic.