Vince Cable: PM's plan to cut immigration is unachievable

Business secretary speaks out as survey finds that three-quarters of people want curbs in immigration

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THE Prime Minister's pledge to cut annual net migration to fewer than 100,000 by the next election has been branded as unachievable by Vince Cable.

David Cameron wants net migration – the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and those emigrating – to be fewer than 100,000 per year. But the business secretary says the plan is impractical and is almost certain to fail.

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