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Home Secretary defends PM’s immigration speech after backlash
The Home Secretary has defended the Prime Minister’s choice of language after he received criticism for claiming that the UK risked becoming “an island of strangers” without major reform to the immigration system. Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who was suspended from Labour after voting against welfare reforms, posted on X: “Talk of an “island of strangers” shockingly echoes the divisive language of Enoch Powell.” In response, Yvette C…
Starmer’s Immigration Remarks Ignite Labour Party Rift
The UK government’s latest immigration reforms have sparked a heated debate, with Labour Party figures divided over Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recent remarks warning that Britain could become “an island of strangers.” While some MPs see the phrase as a troubling echo of Enoch Powell’s infamous 1968 speech, others insist it is being taken out of context. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stepped in to defend the prime minister’s choice of words, a…
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