Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Conservative Party of running an "open borders experiment" after new figures revealed net migration to the UK hit a record 906,000 in the year to June 2023.

The figure represents nearly four times the migration levels compared to 2019, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Starmer said the Conservative failure "happened by design, not accident" as "policies were reformed deliberately to liberalise immigration."

He accused the previous government of using Brexit to "turn Britain into a one nation experiment in open borders" under the banner of "Global Britain."

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Conservative Party of running an "open borders experiment" after new figures revealed net migration to the UK hit a record 906,000 in the year to June 2023.The figure represents nearly four times the migration levels compared to 2019, according to data...{ai:summary}<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticized the Conservative Party for what he calls an "open borders experiment," citing a record net migration of 906,000 to the UK in the year ending June 2023. This figure is nearly four times that of 2019, indicating a significant shift in immigration policy.</p><p>Starmer claims this increase is a result of deliberate policy changes aimed at liberalizing immigration, asserting that the previous government exploited Brexit to promote a "one nation experiment in open borders" under the "Global Britain" initiative. #illegals</p>

Keir Starmer: Tories were running an ‘open borders experiment’ - WATCH

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