![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tory-mps-issue-plan-for-rishi-sunak-to-slash-migration/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130270656_gettyimages-1231159892-594x594-1.jpg&description=Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Rishi Sunak has been under pressure to reduce migration to the UK A group of Tory MPs is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to drastically cut migration, warning the failure to do so "risks eroding public trust". The New Conservatives have issued a 12-point plan to cut net migration by about 400,000 before the next election. The group of 25 MPs recommend closing visa schemes for care workers, increasing salary thresholds, and capping refugee numbers. But critics say the proposals would have consequences for the UK economy. The UK's overall population grew by more than 600,000 people last year, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. The ONS said the rise was largely driven by more people from outside the EU arriving on student and work visas, and refugees fleeing conflict and persecution in Ukraine and Hong Kong. The sharp increase represents a huge political challenge for Mr Sunak and the Conservatives, who have repeatedly promised to reduce net migration since taking power in 2010. The party's 2019 manifesto committed to getting the number down, without setting a specific target, while former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron once pledged to bring net migration below 100,000. In a report launched on Monday, the New Conservatives claim the British public "did not vote for mass migration and the social and economic harms it brings". "Without swift action to get migration under control, the Conservative Party will further erode the trust of hundreds of thousands of voters who lent the party their vote in 2019," the report says. The report was written by Tory MP Tom Hunt and backed by a group of right-wing Conservatives, including the party's deputy chairman, Lee Anderson, and backbencher Miriam Cates. One of the report's main recommendations is closing temporary schemes that grant eligibility for worker visas to care workers. The report says this policy will reduce visas granted by){kind=link}
A group of Tory MPs is calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to drastically cut migration, warning the failure to do so “risks eroding public trust”.
The New Conservatives have issued a 12-point plan to cut net migration by about 400,000 before the next election.
The group of MPs recommend closing visa schemes for care workers, increasing salary thresholds, and capping refugee numbers.
But critics say the proposals would have consequences for the UK economy.
Mr Sunak’s official spokesman said the government believes it is “striking the right balance between keeping migration as low as possible while providing staff for key areas”.