The Old “We Will Reduce Immigration” Lie, By Richard Miller (London)

With the Starmer Labour government's popularity at an all-time low, they have moved to damage control and have said that they will now get the mass immigration invasion under control. The party was elected because the Tories, the party of Big Business too, did exactly what Starmer had done, showing now that there is no difference between the two parties. Of course, the claims of reducing immigration are just an election lie, which will not occur; it is more likely immigration will be increased.

The wild card is the popularity of the Reform Party, which could in principle get elected if backed by Elon Musk. The rise of the Reform Party has shaken both corrupt parties.

In Australia, the same lies of getting immigration under control are being spun with the Liberals saying, as they always do in opposition, that they will, if elected, reduce immigration, but they never do. There is no Reform Party there to fight this issue, and as I see it, the other parties such as One Nation, while reasonable, have not gone as strong as is needed on the immigration issue. There needs to be an Australian Trump to get things rolling.

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"The ruling Labour Party, which has hit historic lows in popularity in Britain, was elected on the lie that it would bring down net migration. It has done nothing but protect Islamic supremacists from facing the consequences of crimes.

The far-left ruling party of Britain cares nothing about the people of the country, but it does care about getting voted out of power; hence it is making another attempt to appear to stop mass migration.

"Labour insiders urge Starmer to be tougher on migration to beat Reform," by Hugo Gye, MSN, February 5, 2025:

Labour MPs are pushing for the Government to crack down on immigration and focus on delivering on its promises in a bid to stop the rise of Reform UK.

A poll by YouGov has shown the insurgent right-wing party winning more support than any other, the first time a major pollster has put Reform in the lead.

The survey suggested that Nigel Farage's party has the support of 25 per cent of voters, ahead of Labour on 24 per cent and the Conservatives on 21 per cent.

Reform's rise in popularity has been confirmed by multiple other polls including BMG Research's survey last week for The i Paper which showed it just one point behind Labour and the Tories.

Labour Together, a pro-Government think-tank run by former MP Jonathan Ashworth, is leading the party's charge against Reform with a more aggressive message.

One MP said: "Delivery is key. So is scrutiny of their endless easy answers to stuff."

But another backbencher warned that ministers would have to redouble their focus on cutting net migration, saying: "It is the number one thing that is raised with me in my seat.

"We have to reduce legal migration. It is at such a high number that it's almost like a free hit to say we will bring it down.