Starmer's 'racism' attack on Farage is a 'desperate last throw of the dice' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

"If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed heritage families owe you an explanation, the people who have lived here for generations, with their children here, working in our hospitals, our schools, running businesses, if you say they should now be deported, then mark my words, we will fight you with everything we have because you are the enemy of national renewal."

"There are still some people who can't listen in good faith on this issue, who say we can ignore the crisis in our asylum system, so long as we get the economy moving. I have to say to those people very directly, we will tackle this issue. The British people are not unreasonable. They're pragmatic, compassionate, tolerant. That's who we are. What people wanted before, that hasn't changed."

"Secure borders are also vital for a decent, compassionate country. Controlling who comes here is an essential task of government, and there's nothing compassionate or progressive in a vile trade that loads people into overcrowded boats, puts them in grave danger in the Channel, and ultimately exploits human desperation and hope. We will stop this. We will smash the gangs. We will crack down on illegal working, we will remove people with no right to be here, and we will secure Britain's borders."

Keir Starmer branded Nigel Farage the "enemy of national renewal" and urged Labour delegates to fight with everything they have. He denounced rhetoric suggesting people cannot be English or British based on skin colour or mixed heritage and pledged to oppose deportation policies targeting long-established residents. Starmer acknowledged Labour had become a party that patronised working people and promised to address the asylum system crisis rather than ignore it for economic priorities. He emphasised that the British are pragmatic, compassionate and tolerant, and vowed to stop people-smuggling, smash gangs, crack down on illegal working, remove those with no right to be here, and secure Britain's borders.

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