Migration crackdown LIVE: Keir Starmer to unveil plans to curb numbers
Sir Keir Starmer is set to outline plans for an immigration crackdown in a press conference this morning.
The Prime Minister will promise that "every area" of the system will be "tightened up" in the speech from Downing Street at 8.30am.
It comes as the Government is set to publish its Immigration White Paper today.
Sir Keir is expected to say: "Every area of the immigration system, including work, family and study, will be tightened up so we have more control.
"Enforcement will be tougher than ever and migration numbers will fall."
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The Government will not be putting a target figure on net migration numbers despite the crackdown.
Speaking yesterday, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told Sky News that doing so left previous governments with "broken promises".
"We're not going to take that really failed approach, because I think what we need to do is rebuild credibility and trust in the whole system," she added.
Sir Keir Starmer will pledge that "every area" of the immigration system will be "tightened up" as he unveils a raft of new reforms.
The Prime Minister is expected to say: "Every area of the immigration system, including work, family and study, will be tightened up so we have more control.
"Enforcement will be tougher than ever and migration numbers will fall."
As part of the measures, migrants will be told they need to spend a decade in the UK before they can apply for citizenship and English language requirements will be increased for all routes into the UK.
Skilled worker visas will require a university degree, while there will be tighter restrictions on recruitment for jobs with skills shortages.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to outline plans for an immigration crackdown in a press conference this morning.
The Prime Minister will deliver the speech from Downing Street at 8.30am.
It comes as the Government is set to publish its Immigration White Paper today.
express.co.uk
