UK Runs to the Right on Immigration
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is cracking down on mass migration — but the damage is done.
Brandon Goldman
May 17, 2025
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Prime Minister Keir Starmer rolled out plans aimed at scaling back immigration to the United Kingdom — though he may be decades too late.
His policy shift comes amid voter frustration over record migration levels and the growing electoral challenge from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which has made fighting mass migration a top priority. In recent local elections, the ruling Labour Party suffered massive defeats — a major warning sign for Starmer.
So, the prime minister stated his goal is now to end Britain's "failed experiment in open borders" and "take back control," adopting rhetoric typically associated with the political right.