Keir Starmer's plan to reduce immigration by boosting Brits' skills is not guaranteed to bring down numbers, advisers warn
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Sir Keir Starmer's plan to reduce immigration by boosting the skills of British workers is not guaranteed to bring down numbers, Government advisers have warned. In its annual report, published today, the Migration Advisory Committee cautioned the Prime Minister against a 'one size fits all' approach to limiting arrivals to Britain.
Net migration, the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the UK, hit a record 906,000 in the 12 months to June 2023. This was 166,000 higher than previously thought, according to revised figures published by the Office for National Statistics last month.
The data also showed there was a 20 per cent drop in net migration to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. After the figures were published, Sir Keir accused the previous Tory government of turning Britain into a 'one-nation experiment in open borders'. The PM also claimed the UK economy was 'hopelessly reliant on immigration' and promised to 'imminently' publish plans on how Labour would bring down numbers.
He said the Government would reform the points-based immigration system to require companies employing foreign workers to also train British people, as well as crack down on abuse of the visa system. Sir Keir Starmer 's plan to reduce immigration by boosting the skills of British workers is not guaranteed to bring down numbers, Government advisers have warned.
