Labour has set out plans to pay for 1,000 extra border guards through additional visa charges in a speech by the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper.
But the pledge has already been dismissed by Theresa May who insists the party's sums do not add up.
Home Secretary Theresa May has dismissed Labour's plans for 1,000 extra border guards claiming the party's sums for the pledge do not add up.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper is set to outline plans to enhance the number of border guards by imposing a charge on visitors from the US and 55 other countries in a speech later, but Ms May says the fee would only apply to around 230,300 people, and would pay for just 59 border staff
She said: "Labour are pretending they can hire 1,000 more immigration staff when their funding model would raise enough money for only 59 new staff members.
"And as their secret spending review contains plans to cut the Home Office budget, they are being especially dishonest."
Ms May added: "And what's more, by relaxing the Government's immigration reforms, Labour would take Britain backwards and risk a surge in both legal and illegal immigration.
"This disastrous policy launch shows Labour aren't remotely ready for the responsibility of government".
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