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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Libby Brooks

Yvette Cooper says she expects net migration to fall ‘swiftly’ under Labour

Yvette Cooper being filmed speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Cooper told the BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: ‘We’re not setting a target.’ Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Yvette Cooper has said she expects net migration to the Uk to fall “swiftly” under a Labour government, but refused to say by how much.

The shadow home secretary told broadcasters on Sunday that it was clear net immigration must come down. She stopped short of setting a target, however, saying the Conservatives had failed when they had done so.

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