Badenoch reiterated her party’s commitment to a “strict numerical cap” on immigration as one of the main tenets of the Conservative Party’s new immigration policy.
Net migration, or the gap between those entering and leaving the UK, reached a record of 745,000 in 2022 before falling to 685,000 last year, despite the Conservatives’ 14-year commitment to decrease immigration.
The Conservatives “finally accepting that immigration spiralled out of control on their watch” should be welcomed, according to Labour.
If her party wins the next election, she did not specify the cap on immigration numbers.
The European Convention’s function and migrant benefits are among the “every policy, treaty, and part of our legal framework” that she promised to thoroughly study.
