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UK general election live: Nigel Farage calls for ‘zero’ net migration as Tories pledge visa cap

David Graham
11 months ago





UK general election live: Nigel Farage calls for ‘zero’ net migration as Tories pledge visa cap – BBC News

























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Summary

  1. The new Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, says the UK should aim for “zero” net migration
  2. Net migration is the difference between numbers arriving and leaving – Farage says it would still allow skilled workers to enter the UK
  3. He was speaking as the Conservatives announce a plan to reduce the number of migrant visas every year
  4. Under the plan, MPs would vote on visa numbers annually, based on recommendations from the Migration Advisory Committee
  5. Home Secretary James Cleverly says the idea is to “balance the benefits and costs” of migration
  6. Labour’s Yvette Cooper says the Tories’ announcement is “meaningless” as the party has had trebled net migration since the last election



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