Former home secretary points out Labour's migration control flip-flop
Ex-minister shows how Labour switched from open-borders stance to weak migration control after winning election. Their new border-control plans seem to be just old ideas with new names
Last summers migration numbers show how Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper cant handle the Channel crossings issue. Before getting power‚ they didnt care much about border control – Cooper even made social-media posts with refugee-welcome signs while Starmer said immigration laws had racist roots
The new government seems lost with this problem: they scrapped the Rwanda plan (which upset a fellow Commonwealth nation) and just renamed some old programs. Their Border Security Command is basically the same as our Small Boats Command that was already working with French authorities
The money they put in isnt impressive either; the Home Office had £20bn last year but Labour only added £200m and 100 workers (which doesnt make much difference for a department with 50‚000 staff)
- They promised to “smash the gangs“
- They said “no more gimmicks“
- They did nothing but rename things
Immigration law has a racist undercurrent that permeates throughout
Its funny how they voted against tough border rules 139 times when in Opposition – now theyre responsible for boat arrivals Channel deaths and asylum housing problems. Starmerʼs recent Interpol speech was full of slow-talking but empty words; he gave general ideas without any real plans
