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Family Blasts Starmer After Life Sentence for Murderer

2/2/2026

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Rhiannon Whyte’s family condemned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after Whyte was murdered by Deng Chol Majek, who had entered the UK illegally.
Majek was sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing Whyte 23 times.
The family said Starmer ignores women’s safety concerns about migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels and demanded tougher action against undocumented arrivals.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged to close migrant hotels because of rising public discontent.

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Rhiannon Whyte’s family condemned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after Whyte was murdered by Deng Chol Majek, who had entered the UK illegally.
Majek was sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing Whyte 23 times.
The family said Starmer ignores women’s safety concerns about migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels and demanded tougher action against undocumented arrivals.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged to close migrant hotels because of rising public discontent.