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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Keir Starmer says he ‘deeply regrets’ island of strangers speech

Keir Starmer stands behind a podium bearing the words 'Securing Britain's future' with two union flags either side in the background
Keir Starmer delivering the speeh in Downing Street in May. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Keir Starmer has said he “deeply regrets” a speech in which he described the UK as being in danger of becoming an island of strangers without tough curbs on immigration.

In an interview with the Observer, the prime minister said he should have read the speech more carefully and “held it up to the light a bit more”.

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