Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the party wants to see “significant changes” and is clear that net migration “must come down”. But she stopped short of setting a target, saying the Conservatives have failed when they have done so and arguing that “variations” each year – such as the war in Ukraine – must also be considered. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 Net migration has trebled over the last five years under the Conservatives.
00:04 That's been particularly driven by the big increase in work migration and in work visas.
00:11 And we've just been talking to engineering apprenticeships.
00:14 Engineering apprenticeships have halved at the same time as visas have doubled.
00:19 That shows you've got a system that's broken.
00:21 That's why Labour's setting out a practical plan to make sure that overseas recruitment
00:26 is actually linked instead to the kind of training and the workforce plans that are needed
00:33 that will bring net migration down.
00:34 The most important thing is to have a new border security command
00:39 and to be able to actually go after the criminal gangs because they are now making record profits.
00:43 We've seen over 10,000 people arrive in small boats already this year.
00:48 This is undermining our border security and putting lives at risk
00:52 and that's why we need the strong action in place.