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Brexiteer fury over new Labour plans to give citizenship to millions of Europeans

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Sir Keir Starmer has previously said he wants EU residents to vote at elections (Image: Getty)

This would allow them to continue living, working and studying here indefinitely.

This mass citizenship programme for Europeans could then increase quickly by a further two million if granted to those with pre-settled status.

With Sir Keir already on record calling for EU citizens to be allowed full voting rights in the UK, and the close links between Labour and the think tank, the Conservatives have slammed the proposals.

New Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis told the Express that the policy demand would amount to yet another “Brexit betrayal” by the Labour leader.

Mr Gullis said: “We already know Sir Keir Starmer has called for EU nationals to be given full voting rights.

“Now it seems his Labour Party is preparing to go a step further with another Brexit betrayal, allowing millions of EU citizens to become UK citizens overnight.

“People will understandably fear this is part of Sir Keir’s ‘deal’ with the EU, which would see us surrender our borders to his buddies in Brussels, 100,000 additional illegal migrants into the UK.

“Sir Keir just can’t be trusted to back Britain’s borders.”

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Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis slammed the proposals as a 'Brexit betrayal' (Image: Getty)

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Fellow Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith demanded to know what is wrong with the current citizenship route offered to foreigners.

Mr Clarke-Smith said: “There’s already a route to British citizenship following settled status.

“A ‘life in the UK' test and a language test. What’s wrong with that?"

He warned that there is a “bigger scandal” around those who are not British citizens voting in general elections when expats’ rights are not being reciprocated in EU countries.

A Tory source called on Sir Keir to distance himself from the "unfunded proposal now".

The source added: "Starmer’s pet think tank suggests in its report that Labour’s immigration policy should be bolder. It’s bold enough of them not to even have an immigration policy, but to embark on a massive vote-buying excercise to give five million EU migrants British citizenship as a policy is ludicrous."

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Labour Together was described as “highly influential” by the Politico website, which said it is “quietly shaping the direction of the party”.

The website reported that nearly all of the MPs credited with creating Labour Together since 2017 have now entered the Shadow Cabinet, including Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting, Shabana Mahmood, Steve Reed, Bridget Phillipson, Lucy Powell and Lisa Nandy.

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