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United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for the nation to take back its borders, saying the UK is becoming an “island of strangers” and that immigrants should learn to speak English.
He has announced sweeping immigration reforms with the aim of reducing net overseas migration back to pre-pandemic levels.
NEW: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls for the UK to take back its borders, says the UK is becoming an “island of strangers” and immigrants should learn how to speak English.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.