- TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak is urging the left to reclaim the progressive argument for a controlled migration policy, criticising both Keir Starmer's recent statements and the dangerous and false claims of Nigel Farage and Reform.
- Nowak's intervention comes amid a heated debate on immigration, with Farage claiming Reform is the party of the workers and Starmer accusing Reform of economic plans that would cause a Liz Truss-style economic meltdown.
- Nowak calls for proper funding for the Fair Work Agency to combat exploitative employers and for a more humane asylum system that allows asylum seekers to work and contribute to the economy.
- He argues that the British public is not anti-immigration but anti-chaos, rejecting a system that feels unfair and out of control, with long waiting times for asylum cases and underinvestment in local services.
- Nowak advocates for solutions such as trialling humanitarian visas to allow people to apply for asylum legally from abroad, criticising cruel policies like the Rwanda plan.
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