‘Not xenophobic to say mass migration is unsustainable’: UK Home Secy

London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said more people of the country should be trained as lorry drivers, fruit pickers and butchers so that they don’t have to rely on foreign workers, according to the BBC.

The Conservative Party leader said at a press conference that it is “not racist” to want to control borders, the outlet further said. His party was elected on a promise to cut net migration, but it has instead hit a record.

As per the BBC, the Conservatives had promised to bring down the number of migrants to below 100,000 in a year. But this year, it is expected to hit a record of 700,000.

“There is no good reason why we can’t train enough HGV drivers, butchers or fruit pickers,” according to an excerpt of the speech released by the BBC. Braverman will also say that “we must not forget how to do things for ourselves”.

“It’s not xenophobic to say that mass and rapid migration is unsustainable in terms of housing supply, service and community relations,” she said. Her speech is being seen as a warning to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to act on his promise of cutting immigration.

“In the long term, we need immigration to come down because that’s what has been causing some challenges in local areas for a long period of time,” Trade Minister Nigel Huddleston was quoted as saying by the BBC.

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