Labour Vows to Curb Migration as Tories Make Community Care Pledge

Sir Keir Starmer proposes a ban on law-breaking employers from hiring foreign workers, but refused to set a target immigration level.

Left: Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer at the Port of Greenock while on the General Election campaign trail, in Scotland on May 31, 2024. Right: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the General Election campaign trail at Blyth Beach in the North East of England on June 1, 2024. Jonathan Brady/Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to cut net migration while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed to boost community care in his first major health offer of the election campaign.

Sir Keir vowed to “bring immigration numbers down” by cracking down on “bad bosses” and linking work visas to training domestic workers, but has refused to set a specific target.