UK’s Badenoch Warns Britain Is ‘Stagnating’, Blames Influx of Unskilled Immigrants for Strained Services

United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has warned that Britain is stagnating economically while other nations continue to surge ahead, blaming the country’s sluggish progress on an influx of unskilled immigrants and their dependents.

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday, Badenoch said Britain’s public sector is under mounting pressure due to what she described as a “broken immigration system” that prioritizes quantity over quality.

“Britain is stagnating while the world around us moves on,” Badenoch declared. “We are competing with ambitious nations like India and Poland, yet our own policies are holding us back. Fifteen years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunities today, Poland is growing twice as fast as we are.”

The Tory leader argued that the UK’s immigration policies have allowed hundreds of thousands of people to enter the country “with no skills at all,” creating additional strain on education, healthcare, and social services already struggling to meet demand.

“We are accepting hundreds of thousands of people, some with many dependents, some with no skills at all,” she said. “Our public sector demands more of our money every year, yet services don’t get better they get worse.”

Badenoch, a frontrunner to lead the Conservatives into the next general election, reiterated her commitment to a tougher immigration stance, vowing to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants within five years if her party returns to power.

Badenoch, a frontrunner to lead the Conservatives into the next general election, reiterated her commitment to a tougher immigration stance, vowing to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants within five years if her party returns to power.

Her remarks come amid growing debate in the UK over immigration, economic stagnation, and the rising cost of maintaining essential public services. Critics, however, argue that Badenoch’s focus on immigration oversimplifies the country’s economic challenges and risks inflaming social tensions.