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Labour U-Turn: How UK PM Keir Starmer went hard right on immigration

IndiaTimes Thursday, 15 May 2025 ()
​Once content to hum along to the liberal chorus of inclusivity and open borders, Labour under Starmer has flipped the record. If the party’s earlier stance on immigration echoed the hopeful tones of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song—a rallying cry for arrival and adventure—Starmer has turned down the volume and remixed the track. The tone is no longer about crossing oceans. It’s about drawing lines.
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