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Labour Reject Enoch Powell Comparisons Following Starmer Speech

Novara Live

Novara Media

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8577 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Yvette Cooper has rejected claims that Keir Starmer consciously cribbed from Enoch Powell during his speech on migration.

Plus: The US and Saudi Arabia have agreed to $600bn in AI and defence deals; and US streamer Hasan Piker has been detained for several hours at the US border.

With Aaron Bastani, Stella Tsantekidou and Harriet Williamson.

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0:00.0

This episode of Navarra Life is made possible by Navarra Media supporters.

0:11.6

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0:17.7

Hello, welcome. Good evening. This is, of course, Navarar Live. My name is Aaron Bastani. Tonight, for the first time, I'm joined by Stella Tanakidu.

0:27.0

Stella, how was that? Chalde-kidu. It was terrible, but don't worry. Jacob Bree's mock does it much better than you, but it's okay, you're forgiven.

0:34.2

Stella, Stella, tell me how to pronounce it. I'm good with languages, I promise.

0:38.2

Tandekidu. Look, tell me how to pronounce it. I'm good with languages, I promise. Tandekivu.

0:40.8

Look, I'm blaming this on my producers.

0:43.3

They're otherwise exceptional, just not when it comes to Greek.

0:47.0

Coming up tonight, the US and Saudi Arabia have agreed to $600 billion in AI and

0:52.9

defense deals.

0:56.6

Wages are rising in the UK, but so are bills.

1:02.1

And US streamer Hassan Piker has been detained for several hours at the US border.

1:09.7

First story. Yesterday, Prime Minister Kirstama gave a speech outlining changes to UK immigration policy. But it was one particular line that really

1:12.7

caught people's attention. Nations depend on rules, fair rules. Sometimes they're written down.

1:21.3

Often they're not. But either way, they give shape to our values, guide us towards our rights, of course, but also our responsibilities, the obligations we owe to each other.

1:37.9

Now, in a diverse nation like ours, and I celebrate that, these rules become even more important. Without them, we risk becoming an

1:48.5

island of strangers. Many people have observed how that phrase, an island of strangers,

1:54.6

echoed a line from the now infamous Rivers of Blood Speech given by Enoch Powell in 1968.

2:00.3

That went like this.

2:02.0

For reasons which they could not comprehend

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and in pursuance of a decision by default

2:05.7

on which they were never consulted,

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