Yvette Cooper has refused to put a number on how much Labour would cut net migration by, despite saying that it “must come down”.
The shadow home secretary was asked at least five times to say by how much her party would slash migration, to which Ms Cooper refused to provide a figure.
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer unveiled new plans to curb net migration, as he promised this weekend: “Read my lips - I will bring immigration numbers down”.
Ms Cooper told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “We’re not setting a target and the reason for that is because partly to be honest, every time the Conservatives have done this, frankly, then they have just ended up being totally all over the place, ripping it up and discredited the whole system.”
She also said that there were “variations” year on year on migration numbers, citing the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Asked again for a figure, the shadow home secretary added: “I understand the question and I know that you’re effectively trying to suggest I set a target or a broad target, I’m not going to do that. We are going to be clear: net migration must come down.”
Ms Cooper also refused to rule out sending asylum seekers to another country to have their claims processed, saying that Labour would “look at what works”.
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