Britons Favour More ‘Starmerite’ Approach to Immigration, Think Tank Claims

The British would prefer “a more Starmerite approach to immigration,” a poll released on Sunday suggests. A survey carried out for British Future found that half of respondents would approve of a new humanitarian visa for people with a strong asylum claim or links to the UK. This scheme could enable up to 40,000 such arrivals each year, according to the organisation, which describes itself as “an independent, non-partisan think tank and registered charity, engaging people’s hopes and fears about integration and immigration, identity and race.” It also found 62 percent of those polled support greater integration for asylum seekers, particularly aimed at improving English language skills so everyone in the country is fluent by 2035....