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Health Secretary Neil Gray to abstain on assisted dying Bill vote in Holyrood

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The 11 UK towns where asylum seeker housing has boomed in last 10 years

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Donald Trump to land in UK TONIGHT in surprise secret visit to RAF base

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House GOP unveils Medicaid work requirements in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

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Donald Trump expected to land in UK

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Health Secretary Gray to abstain on initial assisted dying vote

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Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

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Starmer lays out immigration controls after ‘incalculable damage’ to society

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Government plans could worsen financial challenges at universities, experts warn

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Visas crackdown: New rules for foreign workers and higher salary thresholds revealed in immigration shake-up

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Kate Forbes to vote against Assisted Dying but campaigners 'confident' of securing victory in landmark vote

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What are Sir Keir Starmer's new immigration rules?

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The holes in Labour’s immigration plan – and how Farage will exploit them

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Do you support Keir Starmer's crackdown on immigration? Take our poll and have your say

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'The immigration speech Keir Starmer would have made, if he told you the truth'

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UK immigration crackdown explained as Labour announces new rules

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Rachel Reeves can 'unlock thousands of jobs' as mayor makes £1bn funding plea

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Keir Starmer's migration crackdown is yet another headline-grabbing distraction

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Key points in the Government’s immigration White Paper

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What is net migration and how have the numbers changed?

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Who is Richard Tice? Everything we know about Reform’s deputy leader

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Labour in crisis as major union rages over huge migration crackdown

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Keir Starmer is a massive hypocrite for promising to 'take back control' of migration

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I was in the room for Keir Starmer's migration announcement - one thing shocked me

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Keir Starmer's migration speech and two huge elephants in the room for Labour

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Kate Forbes to vote against Assisted Dying Bill at Holyrood

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UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’, says PM as he unveils immigration plans

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Putin must ‘get serious’ about engaging in peace talks, says Lammy

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Keir’s migration rules in full from crackdown on deportation dodgers to tough English tests – but will they REALLY work?

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Keir Starmer pledges crackdown on immigration to UK but faces fierce opposition from SNP

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Better English standards and decade in UK to be demanded before citizenship

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Rachel Reeves under pressure as £20,000 increase personal tax allowance showdown today

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Nigel Farage humiliates Starmer as '250 migrants' seen crossing Channel during speech

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Nigel Farage plans 'blitz' to humiliate Labour in Scotland and Wales elections

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New York's Suffolk County approves law punishing convicted animal abusers if they own pets

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Labour's immigration crackdown: key points explained — from faster deportations to axing care worker visas

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US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days as superpowers lay down economic arms

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Putin must ‘get serious’ about engaging in peace talks, says Lammy

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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK overtakes Tories in London as Labour slumps, shock poll finds

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UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’, says PM as he unveils immigration plans

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UK risks becoming ‘island of strangers’, says PM as he unveils immigration plans

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Britain risks being ‘island of strangers’ without immigration crackdown – as Keir admits system is too easy ‘to abuse’

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PM says net migration will fall with 'controlled, selective and fair' system

PM says net migration will fall with 'controlled, selective and fair' system

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Keir Starmer LIVE: PM warns UK risks 'becoming island of strangers' in major press conference

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Migration crackdown LIVE: Keir Starmer to unveil plans to curb numbers

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