Progressive governments must keep faith with voters to combat far right, Albanese and Starmer warn

After meeting Keir Starmer in London, Australian PM says governments must seek solutions, not seek to divide people'

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Anthony Albanese and the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, have warned progressive governments must keep faith with voters on economic and immigration policies to effectively marginalise the political far right.

Visiting London for talks with UK Labour and progressive leaders from Canada, Spain and Iceland, the prime minister said careful management of Australia's borders was key to maintaining support for legal migration and mainstream political parties, as well as delivering real wage growth for workers.