The Prime Minister is ramping up attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to curb migration in a bid to overturn the Tories’ dismal poll ratings.
Rishi Sunak has claimed Labour would make the UK the “soft-touch illegal migration capital of the world” as the Tories highlighted their plans to cut illegal and legal immigration.
But the Opposition hit back that “instead of the gimmicks, Labour will get a grip” on the issue and accused the Tories of “desperately inventing lies” about their policies. On cutting legal migration, the party repeated its plans to introduce a cap on the number of work visas and allowing Parliament to vote on where the limit should be set.
“Labour’s only alternative is an illegal migration amnesty and sweetheart deal with the EU that would see Britain taking even more illegal migrants from the continent – the opposite of what Britain needs. If elected, Labour would launch the unit with “hundreds of new specialist investigators”, vowing to “use counter-terror powers to smash criminal boat gangs” in a bid to curb Channel crossings.The party would also seek a “new security agreement with the EU to ensure access to real-time intelligence” so police can work with European counterparts.
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