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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kiran Stacey and Lisa O'Carroll

Starmer to focus on border security and immigration at summit of European leaders

Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street
Starmer has announced his government will introduce a bill to place stronger penalties on those found guilty of organised people trafficking. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images

Keir Starmer will put immigration and border security at the centre of his first summit with European leaders, as he races to agree changes to the asylum system to replace the defunct Rwanda scheme.

The prime minister will host 45 European leaders at Blenheim Palace for the European Political Community meeting on Thursday, the first opportunity for him to begin lobbying for new arrangements for dealing with asylum seekers trying to cross the Channel.

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