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Starmer Vows Big UK Immigration Drop to Thwart Farage's Rise

Starmer Vows Big UK Immigration Drop to Thwart Farage's Rise

Bloomberg12-05-2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would end the UK's 'experiment in open borders' with tougher plans to curb migration, seeking to head off the growing electoral threat from Nigel Farage's populist Reform party.
'We risk becoming an island of strangers,' Starmer said at a press conference from Downing Street on Monday, where he set out plans to increase English-speaking requirements for migrants and make it harder for them to stay in the country. 'I believe we need to reduce immigration significantly.'
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