Keir Starmer in asylum crackdown as he vows to end ‘golden ticket’ for migrants

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Keir Starmer vows to end 'golden ticket' for migrants in asylum crackdown, acclaimed chimpanzee expert and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall has died aged 91, and Greta Thunberg has been detained after the Israeli military intercepted the Gaza aid vessel.

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1 | Keir Starmer in asylum crackdown as he vows to end 'golden ticket' for migrants

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2 | Jane Goodall, pioneering chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91

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3 | Israeli forces detain Greta Thunberg after seizing more than dozen vessels

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4 | Police officers secretly filmed making racist comments and bragging about violence used against suspects

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5 | Michelle Mone firm ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE

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