UK PM hosting international summit in London in attempt to crack down on organised immigration crime
Good morning. Keir Starmer is opening a big international summit in London this morning which shows, according to Downing Street, that Britian is “spearheading the toughest ever international crackdown on organised immigration crime”. Here is the news release from No 10 and here is Kiran Stacey’s overnight preview story.
To coincide with the event, Starmer has written an article for the Daily Mail summing up his approach to illegal immigration. He starts by saying people are right to be angry about the problem.
I know many of you are angry about illegal migration. You’re right to be. British people are compassionate and fair-minded.
But we all pay the price for insecure borders – from the cost of accommodating migrants to the strain on our public services. It is a basic question of fairness.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/mar/31/keir-starmer-immigration-yvette-cooper-labour-uk-politics-latest-live-news
Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2025-03-31 07:53:00
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