He added that the Government would announce additional measures “in due course” to crack down on “manipulation” of the UK’s visa system and goal those that have been “taking advantage of the flexibility of the immigration system”.
However, Mrs Braverman, his predecessor, mentioned: “Today’s record numbers are a slap in the face to the British public who have voted to control and reduce migration at every opportunity. We must act now to reduce migration to sustainable levels. Brexit gave us the tools. It’s time to use them.”
She mentioned that, as house secretary, she had advocated an annual cap on internet migration, elevating the wage threshold to £45,000 – excluding well being and social care – axing the two-year graduate visa, capping well being and social care visas and limiting dependants on all visas.
Her criticism was echoed by others on the Right of the occasion together with Sir Simon Clarke, the previous Cabinet minister, who mentioned: “This degree of authorized immigration is unsustainable each economically and socially.
“There is not any public mandate for it, it’s past our public providers’ capability to assist and it undercuts UK productiveness and wages by substituting cheaper overseas labour.”
Jonathan Gullis, a former minister, mentioned the figures have been “completely unacceptable” and would “rightly anger” the British folks.
