General election: Tories won’t set ‘arbitrary’ immigration target as Jeremy Corbyn backs ‘great deal of movement’ – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / Nov 17 2019
The security minister tells Sky News the number of people coming to Britain will definitely “come down.
The Conservatives have pledged to cut immigration “overall”, with the “vast majority” of migrants to be required to have a job offer to come to the UK – regardless of where they are from.
High-skilled scientists and those who want to start a business will be among a small number of exceptions.
Access to benefits will be equalised between EU nationals and those from elsewhere, meaning a typical wait of five years for non-UK citizens, and benefits will no longer be sent abroad to support children outside the UK.
Ministers have already made clear they are finally abandoning the party’s long-standing commitment to get net migration down below 100,000 a year – a target they have never met.
Security minister Brandon Lewis refused to name a new figure, but told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday immigration would definitely “come down” – just not to an “arbitrary target”.
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