Ministers will tell the Migration Advisory Committee that our objective is to get migration down to sustainable levels, for levels to fall year-on-year .
Penny Mordaunt s allies are furious she is being kept in a box in the election campaign. They have pointed to Rishi Sunak s National Service policy - which Ms Mordaunt backed.
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the party expected to see a swift fall in the number of arrivals but refused to set specific targets, arguing there must be flexibility.