The Conservative government has pledged £1bn a year in a bid to increase the number of GP appointments in the UK. And Labour has announced plans to reduce migration.
On tonight's Politics Hub with Ali Fortescue, Labour's shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell was asked about the party's immigration policy.It comes after Labour made a pledge to reduce net migration .Ms McKinnell was asked if her party would stick by the forecasts based on current policy produced by the Office of Budgetary Responsibility , which stated net migration would fall from 685,000 at the end of last year to 315,000 by the 2027/2028 period.
When Ali told her what the target was, she was unclear if Labour would accept the figure as part of its plans should it take power.Ms McKinnell then said that 'if that's what the OBR is predicting, then that's what we will work within'.Asked if this was then Labour's target to reduce migration, Ms McKinnell says Labour does not have a target for reducing migration.She adds that immigration can be a benefit to the economy, but UK also needs to grow its on workforce.
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