After years of opposing tough immigration controls, Keir Starmer now says he’s ready to bring Britain’s net migration numbers right down by 2029. His latest white paper is packed with tough-sounding measures: scrapping the social care visa, making it harder to gain settled status, and raising English language requirements for visa applicants and their families. On paper, it all sounds like a government finally drawing a line in the sand. But is it too little, too late?
For anyone who’s watched Starmer’s political journey, the turnaround is hard to miss. This is the same man who voted against border controls, called out deportation plans as “racist,” and fought tooth and nail to scrap the Rwanda scheme. Now, with Reform UK rising in the polls and Red Wall support on shaky ground, he’s trying to rebrand himself as Mr Borders, reported the Express.
