Starmer’s Farage Impression Won’t Save Him From Reform – But It Will Make Life Worse For Brits, MP Warns

Nigel Farage and Keir StarmerKeir Starmer has been working incredibly hard in the months since he became prime minister. Day in, day out, he’s been sitting down to get on with the task at hand – perfecting his Nigel Farage impression.Today he showed us his latest version of the tribute act, setting out the government’s plans for migration in a speech which claimed that immigration risks turning this country into an “island of strangers.”What an insult to all those who over the years have chosen to make this country their home. People who have brought skills, talent and passion; who have spent years working long shifts in our hospital corridors or picking the produce that lines our supermarket shelves; who have become our colleagues, our neighbours, and our friends.But what an insult, too, to those of us born in the UK who count migrants as valued members of our communities – and who can see that every day the government spends pursuing a fear-driven anti-migrant agenda is a day lost in making the changes this country desperately needs. These ill-thought-through reforms are the triumph of a panicked and misguided rush to create headlines Let’s be really clear. Migration is good for this country – migrants enrich our culture, contribute to our economy, and are part of our communities.We know, too, that migration can have an impact on communities, and our towns and cities need support to adapt to and maximise the benefits of migration.From closed down youth centres to shuttered pubs, people in all parts of the UK are feeling the bonds that hold their communities together dissolving. And whether it’s rebuilding intergenerational relationships, or helping those who come here from abroad to integrate, strengthening those bonds requires support and crucially funding from central government.But instead of providing that support, these ill-thought-through reforms are the triumph of a panicked and misguided rush to create headlines and try to win back Reform voters. Far from rebuilding our communities, this government’s reforms are going to make things worse.Take the decision to shut down the visa route for people to come here from overseas to work in the care sector. At a time when care provision is already stretched to breaking point, and public support for people coming from overseas to work in our health and care sectors is consistently strong, it’s frankly unbelievable that this government is ignoring public opinion and making it even harder to recruit badly-needed care staff.Yes, we should encourage more Brits to work in the care sector, by improving pay rates, career structure and the working environment that care workers deserve. But we should also protect migrant care workers who are doing essential work but who are too often exploited thanks to a visa system that gives employers terrifying power over them. This is why I’m working with Unison on their campaign for a Certificate of Common Sponsorship for health and care workers on Tier 2 visas, to allow them to change employers within the sector without the fear of losing their job or legal status.Meanwhile, our migration system badly needs reform. The Home Office’s management of migration has for decades been chaotic, cruel and unfair, leading to a massive asylum backlog, wasted taxpayer money and people’s lives torn apart by unjust treatment at the department’s hands. Instead, migration should be the remit of its own department – one which can actually focus on community cohesion, infrastructure, and the country’s real economic needs.While Starmer chases Reform down a migration-shaped rabbit hole, it’s the rest of us who will lose out – as the real changes we need for life to get better are left on the sidelines. Our NHS is crumbling, our bills are soaring, and the climate crisis is upon us – and our prime minister is fiddling the net migration figures while Rome burns.Related...Nigel Farage Snaps At Journalist After Being Asked To Explain A Key Reform PolicyAnalysis: Keir Starmer's Credibility Problem On Immigration Means He Can't Out-Farage Farage'Incredibly Depressing': Starmer Dubbed 'A Pound Shop Farage' Over Immigration Crackdown

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