The manifesto pledge that the Tories never have – and never will – deliver on
7 years, 10 months ago

The manifesto pledge that the Tories never have – and never will – deliver on

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite repeated promises since 2010, net migration hit record highs under Tory-led governments and on Theresa May’s watch as Home Secretary and Prime Minister. Where fewer British citizens helps meet net migration targets, something has gone terribly wrong with how the government is showing it’s listening to the concerns of the British public. Business Secretary Greg Clark fails to answer where migration drop will come from four times Perhaps the biggest problem of all is that even if net migration cuts happened, they would probably be counterproductive. Voters have genuine concerns about the impact of migration on public services, but looking at reducing migrants willy nilly could lead to longer NHS waiting times, less affordable housing and fewer resources for education.

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Minister ‘absolutely’ confident Government will meet 1.5 million homes pledge
1 month, 1 week ago

Minister ‘absolutely’ confident Government will meet 1.5 million homes pledge

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A minister has said he is “absolutely” confident that the …

More than half of Brits say Labour's borders policy is NOT tough enough as Tories demand ban on benefits claimants getting citizenship
1 month, 2 weeks ago

More than half of Brits say Labour's borders policy is NOT tough enough as Tories demand ban on benefits claimants getting citizenship

Daily Mail  

More than half of Britons think Labour's borders policy is not tough enough, according to a new poll. A YouGov survey of more than 4,800 people found that 56 per cent thought the Government's immigration policy was not strict enough. A YouGov survey of more than 4,800 people found that 56 per cent thought the Government's immigration policy was not …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. open image in gallery Boris Johnson MP drives a sports car during the Brexit Battle Bus tour in Leeds in May 2016 The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take …

Migrant labour needed to solve UK housing crisis, construction industry warns
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Migrant labour needed to solve UK housing crisis, construction industry warns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Labour government has pledged to build more than 1.5million new homes in the …

Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tories warns UK must halt spiralling net migration as population set to top 72.5 million

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After the Office for National Statistics said net migration will push the population up by …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. open image in gallery Boris Johnson MP drives a sports car during the Brexit Battle Bus tour in Leeds in May 2016 The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

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Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures
3 months, 1 week ago

Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures

ABC  

Australia's migrant population will rise above the government's expectations by 80,000 people over this financial year, adding to pressure on Australia's housing and rental markets. The mid-year budget update has revealed net overseas migration will grow this financial year by 340,000, well above the 260,000 the government had expected. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down a …

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton walks back promise to cut net migration
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton walks back promise to cut net migration

ABC  

The Coalition will not set a target for net migration before the next election, Peter Dutton has said, walking back a previous commitment to nearly halve the intake. The Coalition will need to lift its game on nuclear Photo shows Peter Dutton sitting in the opposition leader's char in the house of representatives As we enter the final year of …

Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge ‘in tatters’, says Tory shadow minister
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour’s 1.5 million new homes pledge ‘in tatters’, says Tory shadow minister

The Independent  

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DAN HODGES: The Tories didn't just lose control on migration - they willingly and knowingly flung the UK's doors wide open
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: The Tories didn't just lose control on migration - they willingly and knowingly flung the UK's doors wide open

Daily Mail  

When Home Secretary Yvette Cooper learnt of Thursday's immigration figures – which covered the Tories' final year in power – she was in Erbil, in Kurdish Iraq, signing a new cross-border security agreement. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp had been so confident the new Office for National Statistics estimates would show a dramatic fall he had spent the morning touring …

Terrifying immigration figures have shaken me to my core. If this carries on, we will need 15 new cities the size of Birmingham by 2046: RAKIB EHSAN
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Terrifying immigration figures have shaken me to my core. If this carries on, we will need 15 new cities the size of Birmingham by 2046: RAKIB EHSAN

Daily Mail  

I have written time and again in the Mail about the many problems associated with Britain's experiment in uncontrolled mass migration. In the year to June 2023, net migration is now calculated at 906,000, a record high – and only a few tens of thousands shy of the deeply symbolic figure of one million. In the year to June 2023, …

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year - and still running at 728,000 annually

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer admitted he must bring down immigration today after shock figures showed the annual record has been smashed again. In other developments today: The cost of the UK's asylum system has risen to £5 billion, the highest level of spending on record and up by more than a third in a year, according to separate Home Office data; Some …

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting 906,000 peak

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously …

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a speech on Wednesday, she said there had been a “collective failure of political …

Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023

Al Jazeera  

Numbers fell 20 percent from the record high to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. Net migration to the United Kingdom soared to more than 900,000 last year, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Data from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday showed net migration of 906,000 for the …

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges to commit to an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he replaces Rishi Sunak
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat pledges to commit to an annual net migration cap of 100,000 if he replaces Rishi Sunak

Daily Mail  

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat today argued Britain should limit net migration to a maximum of 100,000 per year. Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat today argued Britain should limit net migration to a maximum of 100,000 per year The shadow security minister pledged, if he becomes the next Conservative leader, the party would commit to such a cap Mr Tugendhat …

Tory crackdown sees number of UK visas handed to foreign workers and their families fall by 100,000 last year
7 months ago

Tory crackdown sees number of UK visas handed to foreign workers and their families fall by 100,000 last year

Daily Mail  

The number of visas granted to foreign workers and students has fallen by almost 100,000 in the wake of tough reforms introduced by the last government. Work visas given to main applicants dropped by 11 per cent, while foreign student numbers dropped 13 per cent year-on-year. Former Tory home secretary James Cleverly acted after net migration – the difference between …

The UK stamped out anti-immigration riots—now comes the hard part
7 months ago

The UK stamped out anti-immigration riots—now comes the hard part

Live Mint  

LONDON—The new U.K. government managed to stop recent anti-immigration riots by swiftly arresting and prosecuting hundreds of people who took part in a 7-day spree of violence that included mobs damaging mosques and trying to set fire to hotels housing migrants. The upshot: Legal net migration grew quickly, reaching a record level of 764,000 in 2022 before falling back slightly …

Election 2024: I have not controlled Britain's borders, Rishi Sunak tells BBC
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024: I have not controlled Britain's borders, Rishi Sunak tells BBC

The Telegraph  

Follow The Telegraph’s general election live blog Rishi Sunak has admitted that he has not controlled Britain’s borders as Prime Minister. In a BBC interview with Nick Robinson, Mr Sunak said the numbers of people entering Britain both legally and illegally have been “too high” since he entered office in October 2022. But no Conservative Prime Minister has ever delivered …

Has Nigel Farage turned this into the ‘immigration election’?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Has Nigel Farage turned this into the ‘immigration election’?

The Independent  

Nigel Farage has called for an “immigration election” after becoming leader of Reform UK and deciding to stand as the party’s candidate in Clacton. He said Reform would “freeze non-essential migration” to “reverse long-standing wage depression and save Britain’s public services from the burden of unlimited demand”. Some Labour figures fear, as Peter Mandelson put it, that Farage could “skew …

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from
10 months ago

Legal net migration fell by 10 per cent last year but it's still at 685,000 - as graphic shows which countries the most arrivals came from

Daily Mail  

Legal migration fell by 10 per cent last year, according to figures seized on by the Tories as proof that their plan to cut numbers is working. Net migration – the number of people moving to Britain minus those leaving – dropped from a record 764,000 in 2022 to 685,000, data from the Office for National Statistics showed. Home Secretary …

Election headache for Rishi Sunak as UK population grows by 685,000 in past year
10 months ago

Election headache for Rishi Sunak as UK population grows by 685,000 in past year

The Independent  

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Ministers claim progress on immigration despite net inflows running at 685,000 last year - roughly equivalent to the population of Sheffield - and record level from 2022 being revised UP to 764,000
10 months ago

Ministers claim progress on immigration despite net inflows running at 685,000 last year - roughly equivalent to the population of Sheffield - and record level from 2022 being revised UP to 764,000

Daily Mail  

Ministers claimed progress today after net immigration dropped by 10 per cent last year - although it was still 685,000. Home Secretary James Cleverly said: 'The latest migration statistics show a 10 per cent fall in net migration last year, with visa applications down 25 per cent so far in 2024. The estimates show that non-EU immigration for work-related reasons …

Migration to the UK must be capped, says ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Migration to the UK must be capped, says ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called for a cap on …

So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036
1 year, 1 month ago

So Much For Brexit - immigration to make UK population grow 6m by 2036

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Downing Street insisted …

Net migration to push UK population over 70 million 11 years earlier than expected
1 year, 1 month ago

Net migration to push UK population over 70 million 11 years earlier than expected

The Telegraph  

The forecasts blow apart the Government’s 2019 manifesto pledge to bring down the overall rate of net migration from its then level of 226,000. The figures will fuel fresh demands for Rishi Sunak to go further in cracking down on net migration on top of his pledge to “stop the boats”. The Home Secretary admitted migration was too high, saying: …

Plan to double income threshold for foreign workers’ spouses delayed after backlash
1 year, 3 months ago

Plan to double income threshold for foreign workers’ spouses delayed after backlash

The Telegraph  

Ministers have backtracked on their plan to raise the salary threshold for spousal visas to £38,700 after a backlash. Experts who sit on the Migration Advisory Committee said that the change would throw wedding plans into disarray because many of those intending to marry foreign citizens next summer in the UK or overseas will no longer meet the minimum salary …

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says overall migration cap idea has ‘merit’
1 year, 3 months ago

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says overall migration cap idea has ‘merit’

The Independent  

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Cutting immigration is a matter of trust for Tories – Jenrick
1 year, 3 months ago

Cutting immigration is a matter of trust for Tories – Jenrick

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We want to reduce pressure on housing and public services, and also to build …

Action to slash immigration could go further, says minister
1 year, 3 months ago

Action to slash immigration could go further, says minister

The Telegraph  

Further measures to reduce net migration will be taken if needed for the Government to meet its manifesto pledge, the immigration minister has said. Robert Jenrick said the Government was committed to achieving its 2019 manifesto pledge of reducing net migration from its pre-Brexit level of 226,000. But people are in no doubt that this is a very big first …

Cleverly pledges to deliver biggest ever reduction in net migration
1 year, 3 months ago

Cleverly pledges to deliver biggest ever reduction in net migration

The Telegraph  

A new treaty is expected to be signed with Rwanda on Tuesday, with Mr Cleverly flying to Kigali. Most Conservative MPs welcomed the tougher measures on net migration on Monday night, as did Mrs Braverman – but she also said the package was “too late, and the Government can go further”. Unveiling the five-point plan in the Commons, Mr Cleverly …

Letters: The Tory party are wrong – the UK should increase immigration
1 year, 3 months ago

Letters: The Tory party are wrong – the UK should increase immigration

The Independent  

Contrary to some Tory voices, I do not believe that Britain needs to drastically reduce immigration numbers. If you’re struggling to collect enough small buckets to catch the falling water and prevent a flood, it would perhaps be wise to start asking why the water is falling in the first place. David Buckton Linton Cambridge A desperate move The prime …

Sunak urged to ‘act now’ by Tory MPs as net migration hits record 745,000
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak urged to ‘act now’ by Tory MPs as net migration hits record 745,000

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak is facing calls from Tory MPs to “act …

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK’s net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK’s net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced heavy pressure from his own Conservatives to take swift action to bring down migration, as new data published Thursday showed net migration numbers were higher than previously thought. Sunak’s office at Downing Street said that net migration remained “far too high” and indicated that further measures could be introduced to bring down …

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK's net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high
1 year, 4 months ago

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK's net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high

The Independent  

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Net migration hit record level of 745,000 in 2022, revised estimate shows
1 year, 4 months ago

Net migration hit record level of 745,000 in 2022, revised estimate shows

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Home Secretary James Cleverly said the latest figure “is largely in line with our …

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act
1 year, 7 months ago

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s illegal migration bill will make Britain’s migration crisis “significantly …

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’
1 year, 7 months ago

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government would take until 2036 to remove failed asylum seekers …

Cut net migration by two-thirds or lose voters’ trust, Sunak warned
1 year, 8 months ago

Cut net migration by two-thirds or lose voters’ trust, Sunak warned

The Telegraph  

Conservative backbenchers have demanded that Rishi Sunak cut net migration by two-thirds before the next election – or risk losing the trust of voters. In a report that piled fresh pressure on the Prime Minister, more than 20 MPs from the New Conservatives Group are calling on Mr Sunak to honour the party’s manifesto pledge to reduce net migration by …

Immigration, hospitals: what other manifesto promises have Tories broken?
1 year, 9 months ago

Immigration, hospitals: what other manifesto promises have Tories broken?

The Independent  

On immigration, the 2019 Conservative manifesto promised “overall numbers will come down”. The manifesto also pledged: “We will build and fund 40 new hospitals over the next 10 years.” On Thursday afternoon, health secretary Stephen Barclay announced in the Commons that not all the projects will be completed by 2030, which has long been the government’s flexible interpretation of the …

War and economy push immigration to Britain to record high in 2022
1 year, 9 months ago

War and economy push immigration to Britain to record high in 2022

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of people moving to Britain reached a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, sparking renewed debate about the scale of immigration and its impact on the U.K. Net migration – the difference between the number of people arriving and those leaving – was 606,000 for the year, according to the …

Britain needs to build an extra 250,000 houses just for migrants, say analysts
1 year, 10 months ago

Britain needs to build an extra 250,000 houses just for migrants, say analysts

The Telegraph  

Britain needs to build an extra 250,000 homes just to accommodate the record number of migrants who arrived last year, City analysts have warned. Investec said the chronic undersupply of homes in the UK would be worsened by the arrival of 606,000 migrants in 2022, adding to demand and pushing up rents and house prices. Assuming an average household size …

Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 606,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 606,000

Al Jazeera  

Sunak calls the number of people moving to the UK ‘too high’ after official data shows last year’s net migration at record high. Annual net migration to the United Kingdom reached a record high of 606,000 last year, according to official estimates, heaping pressure on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has pledged to bring numbers down. Robert Jenrick, the …

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate
1 year, 10 months ago

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate

LA Times  

People wait in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London. The number of people moving to Britain hit a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, renewing debate about the scale of immigration and its effect on the country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the immigration figure was “too high,” but he did not …

Labour leads Tories in poll on immigration as figures set to show migration rise
1 year, 10 months ago

Labour leads Tories in poll on immigration as figures set to show migration rise

The Independent  

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Labour would not turn to immigration to plug workforce shortages – Reeves
1 year, 10 months ago

Labour would not turn to immigration to plug workforce shortages – Reeves

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It comes after Labour chairwoman Anneliese Dodds last week indicated migration could increase in …

Sunak says immigration is ‘too high’ but won’t commit to reduction by election
1 year, 10 months ago

Sunak says immigration is ‘too high’ but won’t commit to reduction by election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has conceded he believes immigration into the UK …

PM declines to recommit to manifesto pledge to bring down legal migration levels
1 year, 10 months ago

PM declines to recommit to manifesto pledge to bring down legal migration levels

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Instead Mr Sunak said on Wednesday he had “inherited some numbers” on migration and …

Angry Tory MPs demand action on immigration after net figures top 500,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Angry Tory MPs demand action on immigration after net figures top 500,000

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Furious Conservative MPs are writing to Rishi Sunak to demand action …

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