Sunak refuses to apologise for record net immigration amid Tory backlash

PM under pressure from ministers and Conservative backbenchers to crack down on overseas workers

Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for record net immigration that breaks a key election promise amid growing pressure for further government action from ministers and Conservative backbench MPs.

After official figures showed the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and those leaving had peaked at 745,000, the prime minister said immigration needed to fall to more sustainable" levels.