Why is Keir Starmer's speech being compared to Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech? - What are the similarities?

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer increased English language standards in the United Kingdom on Monday, saying future immigrants there “should speak English” and that it’s “common sense” for them to do so.

Keir Starmer stands by his controversial claim that high levels of immigration risk making Britain “an island of strangers”. The prime minister’s official spokesman also rejected claims that his comments made him sound like right-wing former Tory minister Enoch Powell.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s talk of preventing Britain from becoming an “island of strangers” and ending a “squalid” experiment was disturbingly Farage-esque. Unlike the Reform leader, however,

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to drastically reduce Britain's net migration figures by 2029. A white paper outlines measures such as increasing English language requirements for visa holders and their dependents,

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new salvo of measures to toughen up Britain's migration system on Sunday, saying many immigrants would have to wait longer before getting the status they need to claim welfare.