KEIR STARMER’S Labour government is on a mission to be the most anti-migrant government we have ever seen, and it’s not far off achieving it within its first year in office.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen the true face of our new government when it comes to immigration. While many of us didn’t think it could get worse after years of Conservative governments, Labour seems keen to prove its xenophobia is right up there with the worst of them.

The new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has been celebrated by some because it repeals in full the Safety of Rwanda Act, and revokes a large amount of the draconian Illegal Migration Act. But this new law holds on to multiple cruel measures, including increased detention powers and reduced protections for survivors of modern slavery. It also removes the ability to claim asylum from specific countries, which will put people fleeing persecution for being LGBTQIA+ at particular risk. And, in keeping with the last government, this law continues the dangerous rhetoric that people searching for safety in this country are criminals.