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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’ without more immigration curbs, Starmer says

Keir Starmer standing in front of a union jack flag.
Keir Starmer says his government will close the book on a ‘squalid chapter’ of rising inward migration. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

The UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” without tougher immigration policies, Keir Starmer has said, as official estimates show there could be 100,000 fewer migrants every year under new policies outlined on Monday.

The prime minister said his government would “take back control of our borders” and close the book on a “squalid chapter” of rising inward migration as he unveiled a radical crackdown.

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