Join us as we explore whether the bold and controversial migration policies being trialled globally could – or indeed should – find a place in Britain’s approach.
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With political parties like Reform advocating for “net zero migration” and some Conservative MPs calling for a temporary freeze, the migration debate in Britain has shifted significantly in recent years. Keir Starmer has described record-breaking migration numbers as “a one-nation experiment in open borders”. However, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that 350,000 new arrivals per year will be needed to sustain economic growth and address demographic challenges. How this “experiment” will conclude remains to be seen.
Looking internationally, in Germany the AfD have embraced the concept of “remigration”, and amongst Nordic countries, immigration restrictionism has been embraced by both the left and the right; the Social Democrats in Denmark were the first to pass a law calling for asylum seekers to be processed outside of Europe; while in Sweden the salary threshold for work permits was raised, deportations increased, and refugee intake reduced to such an extent that migration figures are said to have hit net-zero in 2024. In the US Trump has raised the spectre of “mass deportations” for millions of illegal migrants.
The global discourse seems to have clearly moved from hand-wringing over the migration crisis to decisive action. Policies once dismissed as untenable are now becoming the norm. But is this a positive development?
Ultimately, Britain stands at a crossroads: will it rise to meet the challenges of migration with bold, coherent policies, or will it remain paralysed by rhetoric and indecision?
Join us as we explore whether the bold and controversial migration policies being trialled globally could – or indeed should – find a place in Britain’s approach.
Speakers include:
Joanthan Hinder, MP for Pendle and Clitheroe
Ivar Arpi, Swedish journalist.
More to be announced.
The event will be in Central London.