Immigration into the UK is expected to fall by almost 100,000 a year under new plans set out by Sir Keir Starmer.
The prime minister quoted the Brexit slogan when he said his policies would "take back control of our borders".
The Times reports an immigration policy document published by the government on Monday sets out eight key measures to be taken to slash the number of people entering the UK by 98,000 per year.
Coupled with other measures imposed by previous governments, it could see net migration to the UK fall to around 240,000 by 2028 if other factors such as emigration remain at current levels.
Net migration to the UK hit a record 906,000 in 2023, dropping to 728,000 since. And that figure is expected to fall further following the introduction of measures by Rishi Sunak's administration last year tipped to lead to 300,000 fewer people arriving in the country.
Starmer told reporters at Downing Street: “Make no mistake, this plan means migration will fall, that’s a promise.”
The newly announced measures include proposals to tax universities 6% of their income from foreign students, and powers to cancel the visas of immigrants who commit lower level crimes.
Recruiting care workers from abroad will be banned, migrants will only be allowed to obtain jobs at graduate-level or higher, and employers will have to pay a 32% increase in the Immigration Skills Charge to hire foreign staff.
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