More than half of Brits say Labour's borders policy is NOT tough enough as Tories demand ban on benefits claimants getting citizenship
1 month, 2 weeks ago

More than half of Brits say Labour's borders policy is NOT tough enough as Tories demand ban on benefits claimants getting citizenship

Daily Mail  

More than half of Britons think Labour's borders policy is not tough enough, according to a new poll. A YouGov survey of more than 4,800 people found that 56 per cent thought the Government's immigration policy was not strict enough. A YouGov survey of more than 4,800 people found that 56 per cent thought the Government's immigration policy was not strict enough The Prime Minister used a speech in November to promise new plans to reduce the number of migrants coming to Britain Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has come forward with new plans to ban migrants who claim benefits from ever settling in Britain Cabinet minister claimed pledge to 'control our borders' was 'de-humanising' Attorney General Lord Richard Hermer The Attorney General said that pledges to 'stop the boats' or 'control our borders' are 'de-humanising', it has been revealed. Under Mrs Badenoch's first major policy announcement as Tory leader, applicants will face stringent new conditions before the right to settle is granted, including demonstrating that they have never claimed benefits or used social housing. Mrs Badenoch's decision to make immigration the focus of her first big policy intervention underlines Tory determination to try to neutralise the threat posed by Nigel Farage's Reform UK.

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Tories warn Labour is scrapping immigration laws which would allow ministers to throw out any future asylum claim by gun-toting Channel boat migrant
1 week, 2 days ago

Tories warn Labour is scrapping immigration laws which would allow ministers to throw out any future asylum claim by gun-toting Channel boat migrant

Daily Mail  

Labour is scrapping immigration laws which would allow ministers to throw out any future asylum claim by Abu Wadee, the Conservatives warned last night. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp urged Sir Keir Starmer's Government to use measures passed by the Tories when they were in power. Labour is scrapping immigration laws which would allow ministers to throw out any future …

UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration
1 month, 1 week ago

UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government on Monday touted its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K., as it moved to strengthen law-enforcement powers against people-smuggling gangs. But for migrants’ groups, and some Labour Party members, the images uncomfortably recall a previous Conservative government’s pledge to make …

UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration
1 month, 1 week ago

UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The British government on Monday touted its success in raiding businesses …

Blair opened borders to European migrants despite cabinet warnings
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Blair opened borders to European migrants despite cabinet warnings

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tony Blair’s government pressed ahead with plans to grant unrestricted …

Tory crackdown sees number of UK visas handed to foreign workers and their families fall by 100,000 last year
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory crackdown sees number of UK visas handed to foreign workers and their families fall by 100,000 last year

Daily Mail  

The number of visas granted to foreign workers and students has fallen by almost 100,000 in the wake of tough reforms introduced by the last government. Work visas given to main applicants dropped by 11 per cent, while foreign student numbers dropped 13 per cent year-on-year. Former Tory home secretary James Cleverly acted after net migration – the difference between …

Yvette Cooper facing backlash over immigration crackdown as plans to ramp up deportations revealed
7 months ago

Yvette Cooper facing backlash over immigration crackdown as plans to ramp up deportations revealed

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “This ‘securitised’ approach to asylum and immigration will simply deter …

Sunak claims Labour would make UK ‘illegal migration capital of the world’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunak claims Labour would make UK ‘illegal migration capital of the world’

The Independent  

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Block asylum seekers from working to make UK less attractive, says Robert Jenrick
1 year, 1 month ago

Block asylum seekers from working to make UK less attractive, says Robert Jenrick

The Telegraph  

Bans on asylum seekers working in the UK should be extended to make the country less attractive to illegal migrants, the former immigration minister said. Speaking during a trip to southern Texas, Robert Jenrick warned Britain must learn a lesson from the chaos engulfing America’s 1,950-mile border with Mexico, where almost 2.5 million illegal crossings occurred last year alone. He …

Cutting immigration is a matter of trust for Tories – Jenrick
1 year, 3 months ago

Cutting immigration is a matter of trust for Tories – Jenrick

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We want to reduce pressure on housing and public services, and also to build …

UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers
1 year, 3 months ago

UK unveils tough new rules designed to cut immigrant numbers

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government announced tough new immigration rules Monday that it says will reduce the number of people able to move to the U.K. each year by hundreds of thousands. The government also said it would scrap a rule that lets employers in sectors on a “shortage occupation list” pay immigrant workers 20% less than U.K. citizens. Starting …

Britain announces stricter visa norms to reduce migration
1 year, 3 months ago

Britain announces stricter visa norms to reduce migration

Live Mint  

Rishi Sunak’s government raised the salary requirement for people applying to live in the UK, one of a series of measures designed to show voters his ruling Conservative Party has a plan to deliver on its pledge to reduce net migration ahead of a general election expected next year. It’s not that complicated,” John Hayes, an ally of former Home …

Letters: The Tory party are wrong – the UK should increase immigration
1 year, 3 months ago

Letters: The Tory party are wrong – the UK should increase immigration

The Independent  

Contrary to some Tory voices, I do not believe that Britain needs to drastically reduce immigration numbers. If you’re struggling to collect enough small buckets to catch the falling water and prevent a flood, it would perhaps be wise to start asking why the water is falling in the first place. David Buckton Linton Cambridge A desperate move The prime …

Two-thirds of UK public ‘dissatisfied with government’s approach to immigration’
1 year, 6 months ago

Two-thirds of UK public ‘dissatisfied with government’s approach to immigration’

The Independent  

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Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate
1 year, 9 months ago

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate

LA Times  

People wait in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London. The number of people moving to Britain hit a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, renewing debate about the scale of immigration and its effect on the country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the immigration figure was “too high,” but he did not …

Foreign students and their dependents could face curbs as net migration hits half a million
2 years, 3 months ago

Foreign students and their dependents could face curbs as net migration hits half a million

The Telegraph  

Other options could include a clamp down on students exploiting the two-year graduate visas to remain in the UK doing low-skilled work and increasing the salary threshold for skilled workers, which has not been uprated in line with inflation. It is vital we restore public confidence and take back control of our borders.” Migration is high but UK job vacancies …

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves
2 years, 6 months ago

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves

The Telegraph  

That comes on top of the 6.7 million applications by EU citizens already in the UK who have applied for settled status, of which 6.5 million have been concluded, according to Thursday's data. It is not surprising that John Hayes, a former Home Office minister and the chairman of the Tory Common Sense group, believes the next prime minister - …

British MPs back plans to tighten immigration rules
4 years, 10 months ago

British MPs back plans to tighten immigration rules

Al Jazeera  

New rules imply thousands of front-line key workers are ‘unwelcome in our country’, says Labour figure. The UK government’s new immigration system, proposed in the middle of a global pandemic, “sends a signal” that anyone earning less than 25,600 pounds is “unskilled”, said shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds. 200219085224829 Opening the second reading debate, Home Secretary Priti Patel said the …

General election: The Tories’ Trump-style immigration policy will tear us all apart
5 years, 4 months ago

General election: The Tories’ Trump-style immigration policy will tear us all apart

The Independent  

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New immigration rules to 'control' Britain's borders after Brexit finally unveiled
6 years, 3 months ago

New immigration rules to 'control' Britain's borders after Brexit finally unveiled

Daily Mail  

There will be no cap on short term workers coming to the UK until at least 2025, new immigration proposals out today reveal. There will be no cap on short term workers coming to the UK until at least 2025, new immigration proposals unveiled by Sajid Javid reveal In a swipe at Theresa May Mr Javid refused to back the …

Strict government visa restrictions drive up illegal immigration, study finds
6 years, 7 months ago

Strict government visa restrictions drive up illegal immigration, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UCL academic Miranda Simo, who led the study: “We show that even minimal visa requirements …

Theresa May's failure to set out new immigration rules after Brexit will allow fears to be 'exploited' again, MPs warn
6 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May's failure to set out new immigration rules after Brexit will allow fears to be 'exploited' again, MPs warn

The Independent  

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Half of UK employers unprepared for immigration changes
7 years, 9 months ago

Half of UK employers unprepared for immigration changes

China Daily  

Employees of a foreign exchange trading company work near monitors showing TV news on Britain's general election and the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the British pound in Tokyo, Japan June 9, 2017. LONDON - Almost half of British employers are unprepared for the government's planned changes to immigration rules after Brexit, a survey from the Resolution Foundation think tank …

The manifesto pledge that the Tories never have – and never will – deliver on
7 years, 10 months ago

The manifesto pledge that the Tories never have – and never will – deliver on

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite repeated promises since 2010, net …

Theresa May's strict immigration rules are keeping the numbers down – by driving British citizens out
7 years, 10 months ago

Theresa May's strict immigration rules are keeping the numbers down – by driving British citizens out

The Independent  

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The Government needs an immigration policy based on what's best for the UK, not some arbitrary number
7 years, 11 months ago

The Government needs an immigration policy based on what's best for the UK, not some arbitrary number

The Independent  

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David Cameron still insists immigration figures can be slashed
9 years ago

David Cameron still insists immigration figures can be slashed

Daily Mail  

Of the arrivals, some 257,000 were EU migrants according to new figures David Cameron yesterday insisted he could cut net migration to below 100,000 – despite new figures showing it remains close to record high levels. But Mr Cameron said his welfare brake and change to benefit rules would have an ‘impact’, adding: ‘I’m convinced if we do all of …

EU referendum: Migrants in UK say David Cameron's plan to curb benefits will not affect immigration
9 years, 1 month ago

EU referendum: Migrants in UK say David Cameron's plan to curb benefits will not affect immigration

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Cameron’s plan to ban EU migrants from qualifying for in-work …

Theresa May to vow to cut immigration 'for the national interest'
9 years, 5 months ago

Theresa May to vow to cut immigration 'for the national interest'

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Theresa May, the Home Secretary, will vow to cut immigration, arguing …

Labour split over migrant crisis as Jeremy Corbyn describes influx as 'an opportunity'
9 years, 5 months ago

Labour split over migrant crisis as Jeremy Corbyn describes influx as 'an opportunity'

Daily Mail  

Mass immigration is ‘nothing but a plus’ for Britain, Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday as he opened up a fresh split with his own MPs. But hours later his Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham warned Labour was ‘out of touch’ on immigration and called for a tougher line to win back supporters who have defected to Ukip. Jeremy Corbyn, pictured, said …

The 6 reasons why David Cameron's relentless pursuit of fewer immigrants is fundamentally flawed
9 years, 10 months ago

The 6 reasons why David Cameron's relentless pursuit of fewer immigrants is fundamentally flawed

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Net immigration soared to 320,000 in 2014, the latest figures from …

30,000 reasons why the rhetoric on immigrants claiming benefits can stop now
10 years, 2 months ago

30,000 reasons why the rhetoric on immigrants claiming benefits can stop now

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “What’s this about some new immigration …

Cameron to curb EU migrants
10 years, 3 months ago

Cameron to curb EU migrants

China Daily  

Cameron to curb EU migrants Updated: 2014-11-28 09:33 LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron will set out plans on Friday to limit immigration from the European Union as he seeks to woo disgruntled voters less than six months ahead of a national election. Figures published on Thursday showed 228,000 EU citizens had moved to Britain in the year to …

New crackdown to limit EU migrants' benefits in bid to counter Ukip
10 years, 9 months ago

New crackdown to limit EU migrants' benefits in bid to counter Ukip

Daily Mail  

New crackdown to limit EU migrants' access to benefits: Ministers' plan to try and win back dissatisfied voters from Ukip New proposals could kick unemployed EU migrants out after six months But it faces opposition from the Liberal Democrats, who have to sign off Unlikely to have big impact on migration as most EU migrants don't claim Ministers are drawing …

David Cameron: Curb migrants' benefits
11 years, 6 months ago

David Cameron: Curb migrants' benefits

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to The Times, Mr Cameron was also upbeat about the “good rate of growth” …

'I won't back migration cap, but I agree it is still too high': Ed Miliband tries to appease voters disillusioned by Labour stance on foreign workers
12 years, 8 months ago

'I won't back migration cap, but I agree it is still too high': Ed Miliband tries to appease voters disillusioned by Labour stance on foreign workers

Daily Mail  

'I won't back migration cap, but I agree it is still too high': Ed Miliband tries to appease voters disillusioned by Labour stance on foreign workers Labour leader outlines plans to combat immigration from within the EU But his speech fails to tackle the greater scale of migration from elsewhere Net immigration is still running at 250,000 a year No …

Indian migrants face more hurdles in U.K.
14 years, 4 months ago

Indian migrants face more hurdles in U.K.

The Hindu  

For Indian professionals wishing to migrate to Britain, there was more bad news on Thursday after a high-level committee recommended a significant reduction in immigration levels from non-European Union countries. The Migration Advisory Committee, whose report would help the Government in setting up the cap, recommended a cut of between 13 per cent to 25 per cent for next year …

Cameron signals softening on immigration cap
14 years, 4 months ago

Cameron signals softening on immigration cap

The Hindu  

Prime Minister David Cameron has signalled a softening of his Government’s plans for an annual cap on immigration from outside the European Union saying that it would be implemented in a manner that Britain would still be able to bring in the “best talent’’ from around the world. Mr Cameron’s remarks followed a growing pressure from leading businesses and universities …

Immigration cap challenged
14 years, 5 months ago

Immigration cap challenged

The Hindu  

The government was on Friday embroiled in a legal wrangle over its controversial immigration policy after its decision to impose a cap on migrants from non-European Union countries was challenged in court. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, a leading campaign group, specifically questioned the legality of the interim cap introduced in June ahead of a permanent annual …

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