Rishi Sunak admitted immigration is 'too high' today but dodged Tory calls for a crackdown on health workers bringing family members.
The PM said numbers must come down to a more 'sustainable' level after it emerged net inflows had hit an eye-watering new record of 745,000 in a year.
Speaking to broadcasters, Mr Sunak stressed that 'tough' action was already being taken so people coming to study undergraduate courses could not be accompanied dependants.
However, he stopped short of committing to any further steps. Instead he stressed there were signs numbers are reducing, and the government will consider if there is evidence of 'abuse of the system'.