Starmer’s migrant rhetoric: a squalid chapter? – Politics Weekly UK

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Keir Starmer has defended the language he used in a speech on immigration this week. But many Labour MPs have criticised his choice of words, with some even claiming the prime minister’s language echoed that of Enoch Powell. John Harris speaks to the Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy about why she and others are so concerned. Plus, who is writing the script, literally and figuratively? The Guardian’s Gaby Hinsliff and Kiran Stacey discuss. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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