Live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after immigration crackdown backlash

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Sir Keir Starmer is set to face tough questions during Prime Minister’s Questions, as he continues to face criticism for his “island of stranger speech”. The prime minister faced backlash from members of his own party after his speech unveiling the government’s new immigration measures was compared to inflammatory rhetoric used by Enoch Powell in his “rivers of blood” speech. Downing Street was forced to deny the comparison and said Sir Keir “completely rejects” the suggestions he echoed Powell,