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Rory Sullivan

UK PM Starmer accused of echoing far-right amid immigration overhaul

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been criticised for allegedly echoing the language of the far right in a speech announcing the overhaul of the country’s immigration policy.

Speaking on Monday, less than two weeks after the anti-immigration Reform UK party swept to victory in local elections, Starmer vowed to end “Britain’s failed experiment in open borders” and to tighten the system so that it was “controlled, selective and fair”.

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