> In fact, the Tories did NOT promise to reduce immigration.

In fact they did. They promised to reduce immigration. They did the opposite of what you just said.

Their 2019 manifesto said "There will be fewer lower-skilled migrants and overall numbers will come down."

Source: PDF linked on https://conservativehome.com/2019/12/06/read-the-conservativ...

I already answered this, using the manifesto itself here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44720675