Rights groups urge Starmer to dial down anti-migrant rhetoric
Briefly

Over 130 refugee and human rights organizations have urged UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to avoid language that demonizes migrants after his comments before an international summit on people-smuggling. They coordinated a letter stressing the importance of unity rather than division between local communities and refugees. The criticism references Starmer's remarks on the implications of "insecure borders," and emphasizes that the solution to fairness lies in compassion, not hostility. Signatories include well-known organizations advocating for refugee rights in the UK.
It is a basic question of fairness." The 136 signatories emphasize a collective responsibility to address immigration, advocating for unity instead of division.
Now is not the time to play into the hands of those seeking to build them-and-us division between local communities and refugees.
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