news release from No 10 and here is Kiran Stacey’s overnight preview story.
To coincide with the event, Starmer has written an article for the Daily Mail summing up his approach to illegal immigration. He starts by saying people are right to be angry about the problem.
I know many of you are angry about illegal migration. You’re right to be. British people are compassionate and fair-minded.
But we all pay the price for insecure borders – from the cost of accommodating migrants to the strain on our public services. It is a basic question of fairness.
And don’t think for one moment that it’s a good outcome for illegal migrants either. So many of these desperate people are the victims of appalling exploitation.
So, believe me: I get it. Which is why at the heart of our promise of change, is a promise to restore your security.
I will post more from the article, and from the summit, shortly.
While Starmer may be focused on illegal immigration this morning, his main concern this week will relate to what President Trump will do on Wednesday, when he is set to announce sweeping global tariffs. These are likely to include Britain and, even if they don’t, they are almost certain to send shockwaves through the world economy that will have more impact on the UK than anything in the spring statement last week. Starmer is still looking for a carve-out, and we have the latest on that here.
And today we should also learn more about the plans to pass emergency legislation this will allowing the government to cancel the Sentencing Council guidelines saying judges should normally get pre-sentence reports before they sentence people from ethnic, cultural or faith minorities. The government agrees with Tory claims that this amounts to two-tier justice.
Here is the agenda for the day.
9am: Keir Starmer speaks at the opening of the international Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) summit. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, is also speaking.
10am: Ed Davey launches the Liberal Democrats’ local elections campaign.
11.30am: Downing Street holds a lobby briefing.
2.30pm: Cooper takes questions in the Commons.
And at some point today Starmer will host a roundtable in Downing Street, attended by some of the producers of the Adolescence Netflix drama, to discuss misogyny and the radicalistion of boys online.
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