Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer to close ECHR migrant loophole as PM branded 'laughable' for not including cap on numbers (0.02127659574468085)

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Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer to close ECHR migrant loophole as PM branded 'laughable' for not including cap on numbers

<img src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/politics-live-keir-starmer-to-close-echr-migrant-loophole-as-pm-branded-laughable-for-not-including-cap-on-numbers.png?id=60195458&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C62%2C0%2C63"/> Sir Keir Starmer says he will "close the loophole" of the current immigration system, saying that "every area" will be "tightened up."Migrants will be told they need to spend a decade in the UK before they can apply for citizenship and English language requirements will be increased for all routes into the UK.Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will set out plans to close a loophole that allowed a Palestinian family of six from Gaza to be granted the right to live in the UK, fleeing from the conflict in the enclave. Starmer is expected to say that the system under the reforms will be "controlled, selective and fair" and will recognise “those who genuinely contribute to Britain’s growth and society, while restoring common sense and control to our borders.""This is a clean break from the past and will ensure settlement in this country is a privilege that must be earned, not a right...and when people come to our country, they should also commit to integration and to learning our language."The Conservatives have said that the Prime Minister is "trying to take steal credit for recent substantial reductions in visa numbers that resulted from Conservative reforms in April 2024."Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp told the Daily Mail the failure to impose a cap on numbers was "laughable" adding that "Labour won't set a migration target because they know they'd blow it. When it comes to immigration, Starmer doesn't back workers, he backs down."The proposals in the white paper will mean that migrants will have to spend 10 years in the UK before being able to apply for citizenship, however so-called "high-contributing" individuals such as doctors and nurses could be fast-tracked through the system.<h3>Reform will use 'every possible legal lever' to close migrant hotels, Richard Tice claims</h3> <img alt="Richard Tice" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4a241d75af7f8f59cc2f91cdbdd68d46" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="1d9f3" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/richard-tice.jpg?id=60194907&width=980"/>Richard Tice has detailed how Reform UK is taking legal action to prevent asylum seekers from being housed in hotels, following their mass victory in the recent local elections.Speaking on GB News' Camilla Tominey Show, Reform's Deputy Leader revealed the party has assembled a legal team working at no cost to challenge the practice.<a href="https://www.gbnews.com/politics/migrant-crisis-richard-tice-hails-reform-uk-legal-action-close-hotels" target="_self">FULL STORY HERE.</a><h3>Ramsay and Chowns to stand for election as Green Party co-leaders</h3> Adrian Ramsay will seek re-election as co-leader of the Green Party alongside fellow MP Ellie Chowns in what the duo are calling the party’s "most ambitious chapter yet."The Waveney Valley MP announced the re-election bid just days after current co-leader Carla Denyer announced she would not stand again in order to focus on her work as Bristol Central MP.Ramsay told The Guardian: "The reality is the MPs are setting the tone of what the Green Party is saying on the issues of the day, because they’re being debated in parliament. There’s a reason why parties have their leaders as MPs."Meanwhile, Chowns, the MP for Herefordshire North said: "We’ve both won seats that were previously considered unwinnable. "We know what it means to win against the odds. We know what it means to build the biggest possible, most inclusive possible campaign teams, to inspire people to take action that results in previously unthinkable political change."Zack Polanski, the party’s deputy leader and a member of the London Assembly, also announced a leadership bid, saying his bid would be focused on transforming the Greens into an "eco-populism" mass movement to combat Reform UK. <h3>Cooper to end overseas recruitment for care workers</h3> <img alt="\u200bHome Secretary Yvette Cooper" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d213575f8a0863133ee937210ada1a99" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="e7286" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/u200bhome-secretary-yvette-cooper.jpg?id=60195460&width=980"/>The Government is going to stop overseas recruitment for care workers as part of its immigration reforms, the Home Secretary has said.Yvette Cooper said rules around the visa will be changed to "prevent" being used to "recruit from abroad", but that companies will still be able to recruit from a pool of thousands of people who came to the UK on care visas for jobs that did not exist.The plans have been criticised by the industry, who have warned the Government they have got it "badly wrong."

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