Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to cut levels of net migration to the UK if his party wins the general election.

The Labour leader said he would introduce new laws to train British workers to plug skills gaps in the job market and strengthen anti-exploitation laws.

He did not put a timeframe or a target figure on his promise, but told the Sun on Sunday: "Mark my words, a future Labour government will bring down net migration."

The Conservatives, who recently introduced measures designed to cut the number of arrivals to the UK, said "no one believes Keir Starmer is serious about tackling immigration".

Explaining why Labour did not want to set a target, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said previous ones set by the Conservatives had been missed and “discredited the whole system”.