Starmer blasted as PM 'too scared of left-wing MPs' to carry out migration crackdown

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of being too scared of his Left-wing backbenchers to implement his own immigration crackdown. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warning her not to water down her own proposals, branding it "shocking" that the measures were not included in the legislative programme. Mr Philp said: "I can only conclude that the Government is too scared of its left-wing backbenchers to implement its own plans. Time is now of the essence, and the rules urgently need to be changed." He added: "Only very highly skilled migrants who have made...