The prime minister has been accused of coming up with a "knock off" version of the last government's notorious Rwanda scheme.

Tory chairman Nigel Huddleston fumed “I don’t believe a word of it!” when asked on BBC Question Time whether Labour’s position on immigration was “heartfelt”. Panellists on the show were quizzed on the Government's plans to tighten immigration controls, unveiled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week.

When Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his long-serving Albanian counterpart Edi Rama today, there was plenty of substance to discuss. Tackling illegal migration was on the agenda, as was the big European Political Community summit taking place in the capital Tirana tomorrow.

The British prime minister is raising the requirements in concert with an immigration crackdown to end the U.K.'s "failed experiment in open borders."

Once content to hum along to the liberal chorus of inclusivity and open borders, Labour under Starmer has flipped the record. If the party’s earlier stance on immigration echoed the hopeful tones of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song—a rallying cry for arrival and adventure—Starmer has turned down the volume and remixed the track.

What deal is Sir Keir Starmer trying to get with EU? - Sir Keir Starmer will try to rebuild Britain’s relationship with the EU, on everything from defence, fishing rights, migration and food standards,

The Prime Minister was forced to defend the controversial policy after campaigners and MPs warned victims' lives are being put at risk.