Welsh First Minister Bands With Khan in Labour Immigration Revolt – Guido Fawkes

Welsh First Minister Bands With Khan in Labour Immigration Revolt

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Labour backlash over Starmer’s ‘islands of strangers’ comment yesterday is showing no sign of abating. Now Labour’s Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan has come out against Starmer. When asked if she agreed with the PM’s comments, Morgan said on First Minister’s Questions:

“I will not be drawn into a debate where people are using divisive language when it comes to immigration.”

Morgan joins the growing list of Labour politicians coming out against Starmer:

• London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on LBC “The sort of language I use is different to the language used by others. That’s not the sort of words I would use.” 
• Home secretary Yvette Cooper refused to repeat the ‘island of strangers’ line this morning.
• Labour MPs Clive Lewis and Kim Johnson compared Starmer’s speech to Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech.
• Labour backbencher Olivia Blake said: “I think the use of ‘strangers’ was very problematic”.
• Labour MP Nadia Whittome said the comments were “divisive and dangerous”.
• Labour MP Sarah Owen said: “Chasing the tail of the right risks taking our country down a very dark path.”
• Labour peer Lord Blunkett “I never felt I lived in, or had a part to play in, a country of strangers. I think we need to be kind to each other, but we need a much kinder national world as well.”

Downing Street says Starmer has “changed his mind” on immigration since 2020, and doubled down on the ‘island of strangers’ line, while a YouGov poll shows that 53% of Brits agree with Starmer’s sentiment compared to 27% who disagree. Yet another issue Starmer faces anger from within his party over…