Starmer announces nothing in big press conference.
Apparently he's going to reduce immigration by the end of the parliament, but not put a number on it.
Quote:
"I don't think it's sensible to put a hard-edged cap on it - that has been done in one form or another for the best part of 10 years by different prime ministers."
He says "every single one" of the caps that have previously been imposed "failed", and he will not repeat that.
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He's going to make sure he doesn't fail, by not specifying how much he will reduce it by.
Genius, there's a man with conviction, a leader who's determined to succeed in his plan.
and what is his plan?
Quote:
He says the white paper sets out that every area of the immigration system will be tightened up.
This includes:
Skill requirements raised to degree level
English language requirements
The time it takes to get settled status raised from 5 years to 10 years
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Oh right, that's definitely going to sort out the boats, Mohammad was just about to jump in a dinghy until someone pointed out to him that he didn't have a degree, so he got off and went back to Eritrea.
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-...#liveblog-body