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Radio 4,12 May 2025,45 mins

Starmer: Immigration could make Britain an ‘island of strangers’

The World Tonight

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The government has published a white paper outlining its plans to reduce immigration to the UK. Keir Starmer warned that immigration could turn Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Also on the programme: the Trump administration is to grant dozens of white South Africans refugee status; and Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli announces his retirement from the Test format.

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