A post by the British Prime Minister on social media has been enough incentive to provoke a reaction from those in favor of the movement against mass tourism in the Canary Islands.
A simple post from Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of United Kingdom, The issue of the integration of migrants arriving in the country has been enough fuel to revolutionize the henchmen of the "Canary Islands have a limit" movement, who on May 18th, slammed their doors in their attempt to demonstrate in an attempt to adapt the main economic engine of the islands to their liking.
"If you want to live in the UK, you have to speak English. It's common sense.", the Labour leader posted on his X account (formerly known as Twitter) in reference to the lack of integration among immigrants from Africa and Asia that many British citizens have recently reported; which is why the government has established proof of language proficiency as a requirement for accessing a work visa.
A message that seemed destined for a national level, but one that many users sympathetic to the movements calling for a change in the tourism model soon began bringing to the islands.
“Let the fucking foreigners in the Canary Islands do the same thing(…)” were some of the responses that Starmer received on his X profile from the followers of a movement that seems to be in every demonstration it calls confirm the end of his fleeting moment of fame, that reached its peak a year ago, and that even public institutions no longer use them to clean up their image.
Comments like this were so numerous that they even sparked a debate between Britons and residents of tourist areas in Spain, who were complaining about their lack of integration. "British expats are not a burden on the Spanish economy, unlike migrants who come to our country from outside Europe.", said one British user in response to another user's complaint asking Starmer if he thought his policy should apply to Britons living in Spain.
A response that expressed the feelings of many British users regarding the complaints coming from Spain, while others simply stated that "Starmer is not the Spanish prime minister" and that “That sounds like a problem for Spain.”.
