Sir Keir Starmer has said immigration is not the solution to solving the challenges facing the NHS.
The Labour leader has said his party will not support open borders and will instead back a “fair” points-based system.
He hit out at the crises facing the health sector as he accused the UK government of “short-term fixes” and sticking “plasters over problems”.
Speaking to the BBC, Sir Keir was asked about the numbers he would like to reduce immigration to.
He said: “What I would like to see is the numbers go down in some areas.
“I think we are recruiting too many people from overseas in, for example, the health service, but on the other hand if we need high-skilled people in innovation and tech to set up factories, etc, then I would encourage that, so I don’t think there’s an overall number here, some areas will need to go down, other areas will need to go up.”
Source: Sky News