Starmer pledges to slash ‘sky-high' migration figures
The Independent|June 03, 2024
Keir Starmer is facing a backlash from activists and unions after he promised to hack "sky-high" net migration if Labour wins the election.
KATE DEVLIN
Starmer pledges to slash ‘sky-high' migration figures

The Labour leader said last year's 685,000 figure has "got to come down" as he vowed to "control our borders and make sure British businesses are helped to hire Brits first”.

But both he and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper have refused to set a target – or a timeline – for their plans. Ms Cooper also refused to rule out sending asylum seekers to have their claims processed abroad, a move which, unlike Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan, would not necessarily be a one-way ticket.

Home secretary James Cleverly accused the Labour leader of pandering to voters. “This is yet another day where Starmer will say what he thinks people want to hear during an election because he lacks conviction to say what he believes. A Labour government would allow open-door immigration, making the UK a magnet for illegal migrants,” he said.

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