Labour’s island of strangers: race, class and the politics of immigration in Starmer’s Britain
Published online on June 23, 2026
Abstract
Race & Class, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the politics of the Labour government’s immigration clampdown, locating them as a partial response to racist riots which swept Britain in the summer of 2024. It explores how debates around immigration and the ‘white working class’ ...
This article examines the politics of the Labour government’s immigration clampdown, locating them as a partial response to racist riots which swept Britain in the summer of 2024. It explores how debates around immigration and the ‘white working class’ ...