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Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out his plan for the immigration system, but refused to set a target number (Ian Vogler/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer said high net migration figures had caused “incalculable” damage to British society as he set out a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of people coming to the UK.

The Prime Minister, who said the country risks becoming an “island of strangers” without better integration, said he wanted net migration to have fallen “significantly” by the next general election – but refused to set a target number.

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