The Shadow Home Secretary sounded the alarm as Home Office figures revealed 286,382 work visas were issued in the year to June under the Tories -11% down year-on-year.
The number of health and social care visas dubbed a backdoor route into Britain fell 26% to 89,085, with a sharp drop of 81% for the period April to June alone, coinciding with a ban on dependants.
Analysts predicted the reforms introduced under ex-PM Rishi Sunak will lead to a fall in net migration, which had hit record highs.
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