Starmer’s immigration rhetoric follows familiar pattern of bold claims but few results, expert says

Madeleine Sumption says politicians make big claims about things they only partially control to appeal to voters Keir Starmer’s pledge to “smash the gangs” profiting from small ...

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Guardian: Starmer’s immigration rhetoric follows familiar pattern of bold claims but few results, expert says.

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Starmer’s immigration rhetoric follows familiar pattern of bold claims but few results, expert says

Guardian •published Mar 31, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC •fetched Mar 31, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC