{"id":415619,"date":"2025-09-11T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/415619\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:10:13","slug":"charlie-kirks-opinion-on-brexit-immigration-and-labour-revealed-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/415619\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk&#8217;s opinion on Brexit, immigration and Labour revealed | World | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shocking assassination of American conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk at a Utah university event has prompted a global outpouring of tributes \u2013 and a fresh examination of his outspoken views on British politics. Mr Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA and a staunch ally of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/2107213\/express.co.uk\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, was gunned down on Wednesday, sending shockwaves through right-wing circles.<\/p>\n<p>As investigators hunt for the killer, Kirk&#8217;s commentary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a>, UK immigration, and the Labour Party under Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/keir-starmer\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keir Starmer<\/a> is being revisited. It reveals a passionate belief in sovereignty from a man who lambasted what he saw as Britain&#8217;s post-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> decline.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kirk was an ardent <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> supporter, viewing the 2016 referendum as a triumphant rebellion against &#8220;globalist elites.&#8221; In a 2019 <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newsweek<\/a> opinion piece, he wrote: &#8220;If <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> does take place, it will be a resounding victory not only for the British people, but also for those of us in America who believe in the power of the people over the elite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He celebrated the UK&#8217;s departure from the EU on X (formerly Twitter), posting in 2020: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BREXIT<\/a> is complete! This is a serious blow to the globalist cartel that wishes harm to America and freedom everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kirk praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> for enabling bilateral trade deals, like potential UK-US pacts, free from &#8220;broader multilateral bureaucracies.&#8221; He argued the Leave vote was a sacred &#8220;democratic mandate,&#8221; warning that any dilution would be an &#8220;attack on democracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Mr Kirk grew increasingly critical of Britain&#8217;s trajectory, accusing leaders of betraying the referendum. He targeted Starmer&#8217;s Labour government for EU deals he deemed contrary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a>&#8216;s spirit.<\/p>\n<p>In a May 2025 <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GB News<\/a> interview, Kirk blasted: &#8220;What he&#8217;s doing with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> thing&#8230; is the ultimate denial of democracy.&#8221; He voiced &#8220;major fear&#8221; for Britain, citing a perceived loss of &#8220;cultural, political, and institutional mojo,&#8221; including curbs on free speech and elite influence.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kirk regarded <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/brexit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> as a litmus test against &#8220;deep state&#8221; forces subverting the people&#8217;s will.<\/p>\n<p>On immigration, Mr Kirk was scathing about the UK&#8217;s policies, arguing mass arrivals eroded national identity without economic benefits.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2024 X post, he cited a think tank report, saying: &#8220;Record levels of immigration to the UK are doing nothing to boost economic growth. Instead, new arrivals are just driving up housing costs and putting added stress on the country&#8217;s social services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further lamented what he saw as migrants&#8217; reliance on welfare, warning Europeans were &#8220;being replaced&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>During UK visits, including a May 2025 Oxford debate, Mr Kirk decried &#8220;mass immigration that degrades the existing population,&#8221; urging tougher borders akin to his calls for US reform.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kirk also had sharp barbs for Labour and Starmer, branding the PM a &#8220;grooming gang enabler&#8221; after Labour MPs voted against probing child rape gangs in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on X, he said: &#8220;The far-left Labour Party&#8230; has just voted against opening up an inquiry into child rape gangs in the UK. Unbelievable. Tragic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Labour&#8217;s landslide general election victory, Mr Kirk blamed &#8220;fake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/conservative-party\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conservatives<\/a>&#8221; for paving the way, predicting left-wing dominance without bold opposition.<\/p>\n<p>As the UK grapples with sovereignty, borders, and identity, Mr Kirk&#8217;s legacy underscores the transatlantic rift over populism versus progressivism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The shocking assassination of American conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk at a Utah university event has prompted a global&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,5322,748,78524,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,40,528,16,70770,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-415619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-brexit-news","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-charlie-kirk","12":"tag-eu","13":"tag-europe","14":"tag-european","15":"tag-european-union","16":"tag-great-britain","17":"tag-immigration","18":"tag-labour-party","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-uk-immigration","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115185360852821344","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}