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Starmer refuses to guarantee he will fight next general election amid growing threat from Reform UK

The prime minister said ‘you’re getting way ahead of me’ when asked whether he would fight the next election

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

Set up small universities in towns to drive growth, shadow Commons leader says

Jesse Norman called for more universities across the UK in small cities and towns in the face of difficulties faced by the higher education sector.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Yvette Cooper Dodges Starmer’s ‘Island of Strangers’ Line as Backlash Grows

Yvette Cooper steered well clear of repeating Keir Starmer’s controversial claim that “Britain risks becoming an island of strangers."

The Fashion Central · May 14, 2025

PMQs live: Farage claims Starmer ‘learning a great deal’ from Reform on immigration

Prime minister facing backlash from members of his own party after immigration speech

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

‘Island of strangers’ speech echoes of past discordant voices over immigration

Keir Starmer’s latest salvo over curbing migration to the UK has resurrected unsavoury ghosts from the past

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Why is Keir Starmer's speech being compared to Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech?

What are the similarities?

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

Welsh First Minister says she will not use ‘divisive language’ on immigration

Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan refused to say whether she supported the Prime Minister saying the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

No 10 defends Starmer’s language on immigration likened to Enoch Powell speech

Downing Street says it is wrong to compare PM’s warning about ‘island of strangers’ to 1968 ‘rivers of blood’ speech

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Starmer doubles down on ‘island of strangers’ immigration row amid growing Labour revolt

Downing Street has rejected comparisons to former right-wing Tory MP Enoch Powell and insisted the prime minister will ‘not shy away’ from the issue of immigration as Tory MP Robert Jenrick and Viktor Orban’s government praised his language

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech

The Prime Minister warned the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’ if migration controls were not tightened.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025