MPs call for UK immigration limits from next prime minister
January 06 2010 by Liam Clifford
MP's call for a cut in UK immigration across all political party's.
MPs
have signed a cross-party declaration calling upon Gordon Brown and David
Cameron to include plans to cut UK immigration levels in their manifestos for
the general election.
Among the signatories are former Commons Speaker
Baroness Boothroyd and former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey. They are
urging the three main political parties to take measures to prevent the UK
population from reaching 70 million, as predicted earlier this year.
The
declaration states, “poll after poll shows the public to be deeply concerned
about immigration and its impact on our population. Yet, as we enter the General
Election campaign, neither party has promised... that they will prevent our
population hitting 70 million. It is time the parties turned their rhetoric into
reality by making manifesto commitments to prevent our population reaching 70
million by 2029.”
The signatories want a commitment to cut the number of
people moving to the UK to 40,000 a year. Some 163,000 people were thought to
have settled in the UK from abroad in 2008.
The request is likely to be
controversial as many industries such as transport and construction feel they
rely on UK work visa holders, and people from the EU who are now working in the
UK, to fill labour and skills shortages.
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