"Starmer’s Reform-Lite Speech Sparks Backlash"
The Jon Gaunt Show
Jon Gaunt
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🗓️ 12 May 2025
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"Starmer’s Reform-Lite Speech Sparks Backlash"
#keirstarmer #immigration #reformuk #nigelfarage #localelections #labourparty #ukpolitics
Keir Starmer just gave a speech on immigration — but who was he trying to convince?
He talked tough, but gave no target for reducing numbers, offered only vague promises, and never once mentioned the 400 illegal migrants who crossed the Channel today — or the migrant who tragically died.
After a bruising election night where millions voted anyone but Labour, Starmer seems panicked. With a new PR team in place, his words felt scripted — like a watered-down version of Reform UK. Reform Lite.
He blames 14 years of Tory rule for record migration, but conveniently skips over Labour’s own legacy — like Tony Blair opening the doors to mass immigration in 2004 with no restrictions. Starmer spoke of a “nation of strangers,” but it was Blair and Mandelson who once bragged about "rubbing our noses in diversity."
This wasn’t leadership — it was political damage control. And it won’t fool anyone. Will it? Did he convince you?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Stama's just given a speech on immigration, so I wanted to come straight on and talk about it. |
| 0:08.7 | See what you make of this. |
| 0:10.2 | Feel free to comment if you fancy. |
| 0:13.8 | So, Kastir Stama says he's finally getting tough on immigration. |
| 0:21.7 | But did he actually say anything in his 20-minute speech this morning? |
| 0:25.7 | There were no targets, there's a surprise, no numbers, no action, just more vague promises |
| 0:32.0 | and silence where it mattered most, including the 400 illegal migrants who were crossing the channel |
| 0:42.1 | as he spoke. And, of course, one of those migrants died last night. He didn't mention that |
| 0:49.3 | at all in his speech. This wasn't leadership. This was panic, blind panic. And it looked a lot like |
| 0:58.3 | the Reform UK party, minus the spine, minus the character. I would call it Reform Light. |
| 1:09.2 | Good afternoon. Welcome to the John Gorn Show. |
| 1:11.3 | What did you make of Sakeha? |
| 1:13.4 | As you can see, I'm back in my daughter's kitchen. |
| 1:15.9 | I'm looking after the dog. |
| 1:16.9 | He's poorly. |
| 1:17.7 | So I may get pulled away. |
| 1:19.3 | So let's make the most of it while I'm here. |
| 1:21.3 | What did you make a Starmer? |
| 1:22.8 | I think he's a stinking hypocrite. |
| 1:25.5 | He tried to blame everything on labor and took no responsibility |
| 1:30.1 | whatsoever. Let's go through it step by step. Pit Tomlinson. I'll come to your comments in a |
| 1:36.3 | moment. If you want to comment, you know the rules. Just write them up. I'm still doing another |
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