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Darning Street rejected the suggestion that Kielstama had channelled a language similar to that of former right-wing politician Enoch Powell when he gave a speech on Monday seeking stricter control over immigration.
The Labor Prime Minister caused a surprise among many leftist lawmakers when he said “we risk becoming a stranger’s island” without new rules to curb the “illegal chapter” of rising migration.
Critics pointed out that his words had echoes from the people Powell used in his controversial 1968 “River of Blood” speech, where he warned of the future where white people “found strangers in their own country.”
Asked about Powell, a Downing Street spokesperson said his priorities were “to completely reject previous speeches that the individual gave.”
He added: “The Prime Minister refuses to make these comparisons and absolutely stands behind the arguments he had that immigration is making a big contribution to our country, but immigration needs to be dominated and fair.”
A spokesperson said voters were hoping the minister to cut net immigration numbers, “four times” to hit highs over the last four years of the conservative government, putting pressure on housing and other public services.
“The British people rightly hope that the government will gain control over immigrants in a way that the previous government has lost control over immigrants.
The Downing Street intervention came after several senior workers figures criticized Starme’s language.
“To chase the right risk tail that will lead our country to a very dark path,” said Sarah Owen, Labour Chair of the House Women and Equality Committee, a Malaysian and Chinese heritage.
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of Labor in London, said he did not use the phrase “the island of strangers.” He told LBC:
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Asked if the star had repeated Powell’s words earlier that day, Interior Secretary Yvette Cooper said the phrase “all different” given the prime minister’s overall support for immigration.
“I don’t think it’s right to make these comparisons. I think it’s completely different,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
“I think the Prime Minister is taking a roughly the same breath yesterday. He spoke about how we are and we are part of our strength. But he also talked about how we have to properly control and manage immigrants.
Immigration papers policies that include raising English standards, such as procuring the English standards required for all visas, and raising English standards, such as having many applicants gain citizenship from five to ten people, raising the skill requirements for foreign workers in some major industries with key skills shortages to degree levels.
