Keir Starmer claims soaring immigration has done ‘incalculable’ damage to UK, economically and politically – UK politics live

<p>PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliament</p><p><em>Q: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?</em></p><p><strong>Starmer</strong> says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always good for growth. The last government had high immigration but stagnant growth.</p><p>I promise that [net migration] will fall significantly, and I do want to get it down by the end of this parliament, significantly.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/12/immigration-keir-starmer-labour-reform-visa-foreign-workers-uk-politics-latest-live-news">Continue reading...</a>