Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party got it "wrong" on immigration, leading to a strain on public services and making integration harder. Badenoch outlined the core principles of Conservative new immigration policy - including re-committing her party to a "strict numerical cap" on migration.

The Conservative leader said her party would review ‘every policy, treaty and part of our legal framework’ as it sets out a new immigration approach.

Kemi Badenoch admitted the Tories made mistakes on immigration in her first major policy speech as Tory leader. Mrs Badenoch said her party had got it wrong on both legal and illegal migration while in office and pledged to do things differently.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged stricter immigration policies, warning the UK can no longer sustain current levels.

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Brexit isn’t working, saying the previous government “did not deliver” after the country voted to end free movement. “We ended free movement, but the system that replaced it is not working”, the Tory leader told a press conference in Westminster.

There was a ripple of excitement around Westminster today as Kemi Badenoch gave her first major speech as Tory leader. It was announced via a somewhat cryptic message from the Conservative Party, promising news on immigration.

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