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| Conservative manifesto plan to reduce immigration is an 'aim' not a promise, says Theresa May | Conservative manifesto plan to reduce immigration is an 'aim' not a promise, says Theresa May |
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| The Conservative manifesto plan to reduce immigration to the tens of thousands is an “aim” rather than a promise, Theresa May has said. | The Conservative manifesto plan to reduce immigration to the tens of thousands is an “aim” rather than a promise, Theresa May has said. |
| The Home Secretary was asked this morning on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme whether the commitment included in Conservative manifesto was a “promise”. | The Home Secretary was asked this morning on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme whether the commitment included in Conservative manifesto was a “promise”. |
| She replied: “We have still set the aim which we set out in our manifesto; we continue to have, as a government, of bringing net migration down to the tens of thousands. It is the ambition that we have set very clearly in our manifesto.” | She replied: “We have still set the aim which we set out in our manifesto; we continue to have, as a government, of bringing net migration down to the tens of thousands. It is the ambition that we have set very clearly in our manifesto.” |
| The party’s manifesto says the party will “keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands, not the hundreds of thousands”. | The party’s manifesto says the party will “keep our ambition of delivering annual net migration in the tens of thousands, not the hundreds of thousands”. |
| Ms May’s clarification comes as David Cameron today announces details of the Government’s new immigration bill which will be brought forward in the Queen’s Speech. | Ms May’s clarification comes as David Cameron today announces details of the Government’s new immigration bill which will be brought forward in the Queen’s Speech. |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband was accused of telling MPs to "move conversation on from immigration," as revealed by a leaked document made available in December to The Telegraph | |
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| Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, said: "Freedom of movement is an absolutely central component of the EU" | |
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| MP David Lammy said Labour's new "tough rhetoric" on immigration had upset his constituents | |
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| MP Frank Field was reported in December to have said that immigrants are contributing "a lot less" than people think to the economy | |
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| Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna said: "People absolutely have legitimate concerns about controlling the numbers that come in and out" | |
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| MP Lucy Powell, Shadow Minister for the cabinet, is reportedly responsible for approving the leaflet that told doorsteppers to "move conversation away from immigration" | |
| Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "Immigration is important for Britain but it has got to be controlled and managed so the system is fair for everyone" | |
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| The bill will create a new offence of “illegal working” that would allow the police to seize the wages of undocumented migrants as the proceeds of crime. | The bill will create a new offence of “illegal working” that would allow the police to seize the wages of undocumented migrants as the proceeds of crime. |
| “The truth is it has been too easy to work illegally and employ illegal workers here,” he will say in a speech in London today. | “The truth is it has been too easy to work illegally and employ illegal workers here,” he will say in a speech in London today. |
| The most recent quarterly net migration statistics show net migration at 298,000 last year, an increased of 54,000 on 2010. | The most recent quarterly net migration statistics show net migration at 298,000 last year, an increased of 54,000 on 2010. |