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clashed with a caller on his radio show on Monday as they discussed , as outlined by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The PM shared how Labour would introduce English tests for all visa applicants and reduce overseas recruitment of care workers, which are among the proposals in a bid to reduce net migration "significantly" over the next four years. In the tense exchange, the caller, named Elias, claimed that Britain was built on "stolen wealth," which prompted Nick to give a furious response.

Elias said, "Britain is still exploiting countries." Nick responded angrily: "Oh god, how boring, this is so tedious, Elias." Undeterred by the less-than-amicable response, Elias continued: "Immigration is a world issue. Immigration is a world issue, ok?"

Nick responded: "You cannot sustain arrivals at this number. 2.2 million in the period 2021-2023. This is unsustainable."

Elias added: "What I am trying to say here is that immigration will never go away unless people look at it differently. It's a world problem, and it's not rocket science."

Nick explained: "They've solved it in Australia by what is called offshoring, so the number has come down dramatically. They've solved it in Denmark with much tougher policies. We can not live in a country where 2.2 million people arrive. We simply haven't got the infrastructure."

In the white paper published by Labour, it revealed how English-language requirements will be increased for all work visas, and they will be extended to apply to adult dependants. They will also increase the amount of time immigrants will have to live in the UK before they can apply for the right to stay, but there will be a faster route for "high-skilled, high-contributing" people

Under the new plans, a dedicated visa for social care providers to recruit from abroad, introduced after Brexit, will be abolished. The threshold for skilled work visas will be raised back to degree level-reversing a lowering to A-level made by Boris Johnson's government-with lower requirements remaining in key or shortage sectors.

However, the white paper hs, including the leader of the Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK's Nigel Farage.

Badenoch said: "Labour doesn't believe in secure borders. Keir Starmer once called all immigration laws racist. So why would anyone believe he actually wants to bring immigration down?"

She added that the government previously laughed off her proposal to end the "automatic route to British citizenship".