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Starmer Unveils Plan to Tackle Legal Migration Crisis

4/28/2025

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Sir Keir Starmer is set to reveal a strategy aimed at curbing legal migration, focusing on foreign students' graduate visas, after the local elections. This move comes amid tensions between the Home Office and the Department for Education over visa loopholes. With illegal crossings exceeding 10,000 migrants in 2025, Labour faces mounting pressure to demonstrate effective immigration control.

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Story summary

Sir Keir Starmer is set to reveal a strategy aimed at curbing legal migration, focusing on foreign students' graduate visas, after the local elections. This move comes amid tensions between the Home Office and the Department for Education over visa loopholes. With illegal crossings exceeding 10,000 migrants in 2025, Labour faces mounting pressure to demonstrate effective immigration control.