London, Oct. 1 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a keynote speech Tuesday at the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, setting out the party's policies on illegal immigration, education, healthcare, and its stance against Reform UK.
Starmer, who also serves as Labour Party leader, said the country's asylum system "cannot be ignored," pledging to strengthen border security by stopping small boat crossings in the English Channel, cracking down on illegal working, and removing "people with no right to be here."On education, he announced the government would scrap the target of sending 50 percent of young people in England to university, replacing it with a goal of directing two-thirds into either universities or "gold ...