VOSS Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Quote Here is the passage from Keir Starmer's opening statement where he accused the Conservatives of running an "open borders experiment". He said: When we came into office – we immediately conducted an audit of public finances and we found a £22bn black hole. Now – the independent Office of National Statistics has conducted vital work on the state of immigration and found the previous government were running an open borders experiment. As the ONS sets out, nearly one million people came to Britain in the year ending June 2023. That is four times the migration levels compared with 2019. Time and again – the Conservative party promised they would get those numbers down. Time and again – they failed. And now the chorus of excuses has begun. We heard that from the leader of the opposition, yesterday. But what we didn't hear what the British people are owed is an explanation. Because a failure on this scale isn't just bad luck, it isn't a global trend or taking your eye off the ball. No – this a different order of failure. This happened by design, not accident. Policies were reformed deliberately to liberalise immigration. Brexit was used for that purpose to turn Britain into a one-nation experiment in open borders. Global Britain – remember that slogan. That is what they meant. A policy with no support and which they then pretended wasn't happening. And now they want to wave it away with a simple "we got it wrong". Well that's unforgivable. And mark my words - this government will turn the page. Source
John Slayne Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 29 minutes ago, Gelato said: starmer's pledges when he ran for leader he's a massive liar and already hugely unpopular. he'll either have to step down before 2029 or tank at the next GE, paving way for a Kemi Badenoch premiership (supported by Reform). we are cooked 1
SinnerCity Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago And yet, here we thought he was going to be more flexible and welcoming of foreign talent.
Gelato Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 19 minutes ago, John Slayne said: he's a massive liar and already hugely unpopular. he'll either have to step down before 2029 or tank at the next GE, paving way for a Kemi Badenoch premiership (supported by Reform). we are cooked yea i agree, i'm actually quite astounded how arrogantly the labour right is behaving. that 400 seat election win wasn't the same as when blair did it in 1997 and 2001: labour's vote share in 2024 was only 1.6 points higher than 2019 (the supposed nadir) and if the right wasn't divided then labour wouldn't have won. but they think they have a huge mandate to do whatever they want and to continue going after the left of the party. Edited 1 hour ago by Gelato 1
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