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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason

Discontent among Tory MPs after Sunak changes immigration targets

Rishi Sunak attends Prime Minister's Questions
Rishi Sunak set a new goal of bringing migration down below the level he ‘inherited’, which was about 500,000 net arrivals a year when he took office. Photograph: UK parliament/Jessica Taylor/Reuters

Rishi Sunak’s change of government targets on immigration has prompted discontent among restless Conservative backbenchers, with some seeking a meeting with the home secretary, Suella Braverman.

It comes after the prime minister set a new goal of bringing migration down below the level he “inherited”, which was about 500,000 net arrivals a year when he took office.

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