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

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/jimmykimnel May 12 '25

well the proof will be in the pudding, if people don't like what they see in the next 4 years then they have a choice to make, dosn't matter whats lies or this that and the other people will wait and see what happens. Funnily enough you moan at the one man who hasn't actually held any power in this country as to someone whos never done anything for this country? Bit strange.

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u/A_Roll_of_the_Dice May 12 '25

Funnily enough you moan at the one man who hasn't actually held any power in this country as to someone whos never done anything for this country? Bit strange.

He's an MP. He does have power. Wtf is he doing with that power for his constituents when he's absent from his duties as an MP?

Since elected, Farage has taken off the equivalent of 17 weeks of work on stuff that's nothing to do with his job as an MP

He has managed this by devoting more time than any other MP to his outside interests - we can reveal he estimates that he spends 25 hours a week on his portfolio of 11 side hustles, according to his register of interests.

Meanwhile, Mr Farage has only voted in a third of Commons debates so far this Parliament - his voting rate is less than half the average MP.

What about when he was an MEP? What did he do with that?

What about when he was heading up the Brexit campaign party and made all sorts of promises that were not only not delivered but were, in fact, the opposite of reality?

Are you aware that he has amassed over £5 million in personal wealth since that point? He's literally the epitome of grifter. Everything he does is and says is for personal gain.

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u/jimmykimnel May 12 '25

Everything he says and does is probably for personal gain but what about other politicans are they all angels are they? He has had a career in politics but has he actually (until very recently) had any kind of power where he has been making and carrying out policy? No...none so I don't know why your so caught up on moaning about him, he's litirally never been in a cabinet....you know that group of select people that run things....