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Rachael Burford

Keir Starmer: UK must wean itself off ‘immigration dependency’ and ‘cheap labour’

Keir Starmer at the annual CBI conference

(Picture: Getty Images)

UK industry must wean itself off “immigration dependency” and “cheap labour”, Sir Keir Starmer told business leaders on Tuesday.

Britain needs to move the economy away from its “low-pay model” and invest in training workers, the Labour leader said.

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