In full: Keir Starmer says Rwanda plan is a ‘gimmick’

Sir Keir Starmer will vow on Friday to use terror laws to tackle the small boats crisis, as part of plans to work more closely with Europe to combat people smugglers.
The Labour leader will announce plans to scrap the Rwanda scheme and use the money to create a border security command with new powers to treat people smugglers like terrorists.
He will use a speech in the Dover constituency of Natalie Elphicke, the Tory MP who defected to Labour on Wednesday, to argue for greater European cooperation on immigration and to try to counter Conservative claims that Labour has no plan to stop the boats.
His proposals have been backed by Neil Basu, the former Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner and the head of UK counter-terrorism policing from 2018 to 2021, who advised Labour on the plan.
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[@joso7228]

Not perfect but an excellent Plan for at last dealing with Immigration. Compared to Tory bluster and Reform ramblings its excellent and professional.

[@bb5979]

Where was the plan again

[@ThomasBoyd-ex5vr]

Nicola sturgeon not joking free personal care for elderly people in Scotland actually a reality.

[@kenw5104]

He's gonna scrap Rwanda😅

[@ThomasBoyd-tx1yt]

Keir starmer said felt sorry for refugees in France that means open borders. Evidence look at figures from Home office.

[@bb5979]

10 people doing a long clap for starmer, absolutely embarrassing

[@InvestStrategyWire]

A gimmick is praise indeed. A nothing would be more accurate. How many deported so far? Zero I believe

[@karlkerr7348]

So we fight the general election on the beach's!

[@Slumbert]

Denmark etc is also working for Rwanda.

[@murenzii007]

Swty talk plan is not a better alternative

[@ThomasBoyd-ex5vr]

Martin sellner Austrian better person no it Art Bezrukavenko Thomas he a friend Thomas.

[@ThomasBoyd-ex5vr]

Uk general election in October 2024. Elderly woman lung cancer stage 4 Age 88 will she die with it yes Thomas. Hospital bed in living room yes £1800 per week. Can move her to hospital no Thomas. Green morphine pill keeps her alive she 1936. Did have 87 years good health yes. February 19 she on this hospital bed in my house.

[@stevenoconnor9819]

kier stamer wants open boaders

[@earnestequivocation6250]

like when immigration was only 300,000? Derrrr

[@erniemelchionna3011]

Biggest gimmick of all starmer🤮

[@organicwest]

At least he is trying to explain the scale of the problem instead of just creating an easy talking point.

[@earnestequivocation6250]

Die hard tory morons still won’t wind their necks in despite the evidence of catastrophic failure

[@bb5979]

@organicwest Just getting his excuses in early for when he does absolutely nothing

[@organicwest]

@@bb5979 Pretty sure it is more of an expectation of a future joint task force with other European countries cracking down on the actual smugglers. England can't do it alone.