Starmer immigration speech live: PM to unveil stricter migration rules at Downing Street press conference

Keir Starmer says migrants will have to ‘earn the right’ to live in UK as part of new crackdownMigrants will be told they need to spend up to a decade in the UK before they can apply for citizenship and English language requirements will be increased as part of the Government’s immigration crackdown.

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to “tighten up” all elements of the system as ministers look to bring down net figures, but are facing pushback against plans to stop foreign recruitment of care workers.

The Prime Minister is expected to say that “enforcement will be tougher than ever and migration numbers will fall” as a result of the policies in the Immigration White Paper, set to be unveiled on Monday.

Britain-ImmigrationAthena Stavrou12 May 2025 07:29