Migrants - Not The Issue They Think It Is
The Why? CurveMay 22, 2025
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Migrants - Not The Issue They Think It Is

Phil DobbiePhil DobbieCo-Host
Roger HearingRoger HearingCo-Host
Claire KumarClaire KumarGuest
Keir Starmer has launched his bid to claim back migration policy from the right - talking about the UK becoming an “island of strangers” unless the number of incomers is slashed. But is he correct that this is at the top of voters’ list of concerns? Is tackling this what will win back the Red Wall? Do most Britons really want big cuts in the number of immigrants? Claire Kumar, senior researcher at ODI Global, tells Phil and Roger about her findings suggesting attitudes towards migration across the UK very different from those in snap opinion polls and tabloid headlines.

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