Net migration figures: Conservatives need to accept that their approach isn't working

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the latest migration statistics, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:

“These statistics are yet more proof that the Conservatives are failing to keep to their promises on migration. 

“Public confidence in the system has been shattered, yet the Conservatives seem determined to just make everything worse. 

“From making it harder for the NHS and British businesses to recruit the workers they need, to pursuing unworkable, inhumane asylum policies while the backlog remains sky high. Not to mention the seeds of division they have stoked in the process of all this. 

“The Conservatives need to accept that their approach isn’t working. Instead, they should be tackling their failures, listening to businesses, and finally treating everyone with dignity and respect. The new Home Secretary needs to show he’s serious and get on with it.”

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