ED MILIBAND said yesterday that a Labour government would immediately bring in an immigration Bill, insisting people’s fears can be addressed without risking Britain’s EU membership.

The Opposition leader pledged legislation in the first Queen’s Speech after the general election as he campaigned in Rochester & Strood ahead of next month’s by-election.

Outlining five proposed changes, he said all public-facing state employees would be required to have a basic standard of English.

Recruitment agencies would be banned from hiring only abroad, and companies employing people from outside the EU would have to create an apprenticeship.

There would also be a specific law against bringing in foreign workers to undercut wages in Britain and a reintroduction of “counting in and counting out” at borders.

But speaking to Labour supporters in Chatham, Mr Miliband said he knew the EU “needs to change if we are to deal with the problems of immigration.”

“We will seek change in Europe for longer transitional controls when new countries join the EU,” he said.