Starmer blasts ‘I will close loophole’ that let Gaza family stay in UK on scheme meant for Ukraine refugees

SIR Keir Starmer contiguous vowed to unopen a "legal loophole" that enabled a Gaza household to stay successful Britain.

The PM declared "it should beryllium the Government that makes policy" aft a justice ruled the six Palestinians could enactment successful the state utilizing a exile strategy established for Ukrainians.

At a packed retired PMQs Sir Keir said: "I bash not hold with the decision.

"It's the incorrect decision."

The PM added: "Let maine beryllium clear, it should beryllium Parliament that makes the rules connected immigration.

"It should beryllium the Government that makes the policy, that is the principle, and the Home Secretary is already looking astatine the ineligible loophole which we request to adjacent successful this peculiar case."

Sir Keir humiliated Kemi Badenoch arsenic helium pointed retired that the determination was taken nether the erstwhile Tory government.

Responding to demands from Ms Badenoch to slam the ruling, the PM replied: "She hasn't rather done her homework, due to the fact that the determination successful question was taken nether the past authorities according to the ineligible model for the past government."

Grilling Sir Keir connected the issue, the Tory person declared Britain cannot "allow tremendous numbers of radical to exploit our laws".

She said: "There are millions of radical each astir the satellite successful unspeakable situations.

"We cannot assistance them all, and we surely cannot bring them each here."

Politicians expressed outrage contiguous aft it emerged a mother, begetter and their 4 children could enactment successful the UK utilizing the Ukraine Family Scheme.

An archetypal exertion by the household was refused by the Home Office successful May past year.

But successful September an immigration tribunal ruled successful favour of the Gazans, who claimed nether the European Court of Human Rights that they had a "right to a household life" with the father's brother, who is simply a UK citizen.

The Home Office insisted it contested the assertion "vigorously".