The Prime Minster has said on Monday the Tories “open borders experiment is over” as he warned immigrants there will be migration reforms.
Under Sir Keir Starmer’s plans migrants will have to live in the UK for ten years before they can apply for British citizenship plus there will be English language requirements.
Starmer said on Monday, “A One Nation experiment in open borders conducted on a country that voted for control.
“Well, no more. Today, this Labour Government is shutting down the lab. The experiment is over.”
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to announce plans that will see her close the loophole which allows a Pakistani family of six from Gaza being allowed the right to live in the UK.
Starmer said the new reforms will be “controlled, selective and fair” which will recognise “those who genuinely contribute to Britain’s growth and society, while restoring common sense and control to our borders.”
“This is a clean break from the past and will ensure settlement in this country is a privilege that must be earned, not a right…and when people come to our country, they should also commit to integration and to learning our language.”
The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told the Daily Mail, the government putting a cap on numbers of migrants coming into the UK is “laughable” saying, “Labour won’t set a migration target because they know they’d blow it.
“When it comes to immigration, Starmer doesn’t back workers, he backs down.”
Labour MP Mike Tapp said the announcement on Monday is aimed at “putting British workers first.”
Tapp wrote on social media, “The Tories oversaw net migration of ONE MILLION. No control. Chaos!
“Labour will bring control, in line with British values; fairness with firmness, strength with decency. Putting British workers first.”
The Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said that Starmer has been “listening and learning” from his party.
Tice said, “There’s no target, no number that can be measured against, whereas we’ve got a clear target: net zero immigration.
“In terms of the visas that you issue, you have got to understand how many people genuinely are leaving the country. You have your ‘sort of’ target, and you operate it over, let’s say, a three-year basis, and that’s objective.
He added, “What we actually talked about having, for example, an employer immigration tax. So you’ve got to encourage, motivate, and sometimes use carrot and stick for employers, to employ and train up and skill up our own British people.”
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