What should the UK’s net migration target be?

Cabinet split over key election issue as Home Office warns net figure could be near one million this year

Net migration to UK hit half a million last year
Net migration to UK hit half a million last year
(Image credit: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images)

The cabinet is divided over how to manage record levels of migration to the UK, a hot-button issue that looks set to define the next general election.

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