️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Home Secretary Theresa May, pictured in Downing Street today, insisted the net migration target was 'important', even though latest data shows the figure hit 300,000 last year.<unk> Home Secretary Theresa May, pictured in Downing Street today, insisted the net migration target was 'important', even though latest data shows the figure hit 300,000 last year.<unk> Home Secretary Theresa May, pictured in Downing Street today, insisted the net migration target was 'important', even though latest data shows the figure hit 300,000 last year. The Conservatives are to repeat a pledge to cut net migration to the tens of thousands, despite utterly failing to meet it during the last five years.<unk> The Conservatives are to repeat a pledge to cut net migration to the tens of thousands, despite utterly failing to meet it during the last five years. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 298 000 more people arrived in Britain than left in the year to September, as the numbers arriving from the rest of the EU hit a record high. Before the last election Mr Cameron pledged to cut the figure below 100,000, a promise he repeated in 2011: 'No ifs. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ A record 624,000 arrived in Britain in a year, up from 530,000 in the previous 12 months.<unk> A record 624,000 arrived in Britain in a year, up from 530,000 in the previous 12 months. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Senior figures, including Chancellor George Osborne, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles are understood to have voiced doubts about the idea.<unk> Senior figures, including Chancellor George Osborne, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles are understood to have voiced doubts about the idea. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Now Mrs May has signaled that she intends to include a pledge on net migration in the Conservative manifesto. Now Mrs May has signaled that she intends to include a pledge on net migration in the Conservative manifesto. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
Home Secretary says target is 'important' despite being lamentably missed.<unk> Home Secretary says target is 'important' despite being lamentably missed.<unk> Prime Minister promised voters to cut net migration: 'No ifs. No buts'<unk> Latest figures show that in year to September net migration hit 298,000. 624,000 people arrived in the UK, but only 327,000 left during the year. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>