PM faced criticism on welfare and told to sack speechwriter who coined phrase ‘island of strangers’ in migration speechKeir Starmer has told his MPs he will fight Nigel Farage “as Labour” at an anxious private meeting where the prime minister faced criticism from his party on migration, welfare and the government’s strategy.One MP called for Starmer to sack the speechwriter who used the phrase “island of strangers” in last week’s migration speech. Two others said they felt the speech had departed from Labour values. Continue reading...