What was behind Starmer’s 'Enoch Powell' moment? - Electoral Dysfunction
May 16, 2025
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as posted by the channelAnother week, another sticky situation for the prime minister and some of his MPs - this time it's centred around his language on immigration.
When Sir Keir Starmer announced his White Paper, he argued that Britain "risked becoming an island of strangers" if immigration levels were not cut.
So was he intentionally evoking Enoch Powell's infamous 1968 Rivers Of Blood speech? Or was this a big mistake?
Also, with the Assisted Dying Bill back in parliament this week, Beth Rigby, Ruth Davidson and Harriet Harman go on a tour of the British Isles to look at how different parliaments are approaching their legislation. If MPs in Westminster vote their bill down, could it stop it in its tracks in Holyrood too.
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