Migration policies introduced by the previous government made it "too easy" for overseas workers to be exploited, the Home Secretary has said.Appearing before the Commons Home Affairs Committee, Yvette Cooper said the increase in overseas recruitment at a time when training of UK nationals had decreased showed "a system that is broken, that is just not working".

Migration policies introduced by the previous government made it "too easy" for overseas workers to be exploited, the Home Secretary has said.Appearing before the Commons Home Affairs Committee, Yvette Cooper said the increase in overseas recruitment at a time when training of UK nationals had decreased showed "a system that is broken, that is just not working".