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UK Government Plans Stricter Immigration Checks Following Belfast Attack
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Keir Starmer, Hilary Benn, Jim O'Callaghan
UK and Ireland
June 10, 2026
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UK government plans to increase immigration checks on Common Travel Area routes.
Home Secretary investing £3.7 billion into immigration enforcement through 2029.
Discussions held between UK and Irish authorities regarding border security.
The suspect in the Monday attack was a Sudanese national granted refugee status in 2023.
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