Labour is a changed party – Keir
SIR Keir Starmer has said the labour shortage in the UK cannot be remedied with foreign workers, but by training Britons.
The Labour leader said: “We can’t rely on bringing in talent from abroad.”
In a wide-ranging interview with the Sunday Express which covered Brexit, the migrant crisis and the possible return of Jeremy Corbyn, Sir Keir declared Labour is a “changed party”. He added: “We have turned the party inside out.”
According to the newspaper, Sir Keir revealed he supports a pointsbased immigration system so qualified people can come to the UK when there is a specific shortage of skilled workers.
On the topic of Brexit, he said there is no “going back”.
He told the Sunday Express: “Let me clear about Brexit. There is no case for going back into the single market or customs union.
“Freedom of movement is over. There will be no return to that, either. What we want to do is make Brexit work.”
He went on say it is “very difficult to see the circumstances in which” Mr Corbyn would return as an MP for his party.