Nick Thomas-Symonds said Labour wanted to restore 'management and control' to the immigration system - but the Tories accuse the party of wanting to 'open the doors to 100,000 extra illegal migrants'.
Territory usually seen as belonging to the Conservatives, Sir Keir Starmer is talking tough on immigration.
Sir Keir also wants to make it possible to restrict the movement of and freeze the assets of those suspected of people smuggling, treating suspected smugglers more like terrorists or drug traffickers.In an interview with The Times newspaper, the leader of the opposition said accepting quotas of migrants from the EU in exchange for a returns agreement would be reserved for future negotiations with Brussels.
He went on to say that any returns agreement would be"under new arrangements" and that the objective for his party was to reduce net migration.Home Office minister Robert Jenrick posted on X:"Not content with voting against every one of our measures to stop the boats, Keir Starmer is now opening the door to taking over 100,000 illegal migrants from the safety of the EU. His 'plan' is a recipe for even more illegal migration.
In his interview with The Times, the Labour leader said he would treat people smugglers like terrorists by freezing their assets and restricting their movements. "The prime minister and home secretary swing wildly from gimmick to gimmick, each one designed to grab headlines rather than sort the problem.
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