Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:36pm on 26 Nov 2023,Sunday International
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to "clamp down" on immigration after net migration to the UK reached record levels of over 700,000 last year. With the figures fueling anger within his Conservative Party, Sunak admitted in an interview there is "obviously a lot more to do" to reduce immigration numbers and fulfill the 2019 Tory manifesto commitment. The PM pointed to his recent move to limit student dependents as "the single biggest measure of restriction on legal migration in years." However, Sunak faces resistance from sectors battling labor shortages. He defended his track record on curbing small boat Channel crossings but faces ongoing legal barriers to implementing the Rwanda asylum plan. The comments suggest immigration will remain a divisive issue for the embattled Sunak government.
