UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to adopt the Conservative Party’s deportation bill to curb immigration.
In a video posted on her X handle on Friday, Badenoch warned that about two million immigrants could be eligible for automatic British citizenship by next year.
She urged the Labour government to take decisive steps by adopting the Tories’ proposed immigration reforms.
“From next year, two million immigrants could automatically claim British citizenship. That’s nearly twice the population of Birmingham,” Badenoch stated.
“We’ve introduced a deportation bill because we are committed to bringing immigration down.”
The bill, unveiled on May 6, outlines strict measures to reduce immigration.
Among its key provisions are the deportation of all foreign criminals, mandatory age checks, tighter visa regulations, limiting the use of the Human Rights Act in immigration cases, making asylum support repayable, and denying permanent residency to those dependent on government benefits.
“Until that’s law, we won’t fix it. Labour should adopt it now. It’s time to get tough. That’s what the conservatives’ deportation bill delivers. Our country is a home, not a hotel. If we don’t defend it, no one else will,” she said.
Her statement sparked mixed reactions on X, with many users criticizing her stance on immigration as hypocrisy given her own background as an immigrant.
@Ghislaintweet remarked, “An immigrant with so much energy to stop immigration cracks me up so bad. You are a beneficiary.”
@Deanjch wrote, “Could have done something about it a long time ago. But your party bottled it…”
Another user, @sweettalkin53, added, “14 years of Tory rule changed this country forever. Kemi you flooded our borders and will never be forgiven.”
@JamesPGoddard90 commented, “Maybe if your party hadn’t flooded the UK with millions of undesirables we wouldn’t be in this position. Tories are never to be trusted, ever!”
