Why more immigration could be the key to making Brexit work
2 years, 3 months ago

Why more immigration could be the key to making Brexit work

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Brexit led to significant changes in immigration policy, with the end of EU free movement and a new points-based system. Boris Johnson placed much less emphasis on cutting numbers, ditching Theresa May’s target to reduce net migration. Six out of 10 Conservatives would like overall numbers to come down – but do not favour reduced migration for the NHS, for students or for care workers. Most Labour voters would like a softer Brexit, but the leadership has ruled out reopening the issue of the single market and free movement, keeping the new post-Brexit points system.

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The UK stamped out anti-immigration riots—now comes the hard part
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The UK stamped out anti-immigration riots—now comes the hard part

Live Mint  

LONDON—The new U.K. government managed to stop recent anti-immigration riots by swiftly arresting and prosecuting hundreds of people who took part in a 7-day spree of violence that included mobs damaging mosques and trying to set fire to hotels housing migrants. The upshot: Legal net migration grew quickly, reaching a record level of 764,000 in 2022 before falling back slightly …

Brexit and culture wars divide Labour and Tory voters more, Sir John Curtice says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Brexit and culture wars divide Labour and Tory voters more, Sir John Curtice says

The Independent  

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Letters: The Tory party are wrong – the UK should increase immigration
1 year, 4 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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Brexit Was Expected to Slash Immigration. Instead It Hit a Record.
1 year, 10 months ago

Brexit Was Expected to Slash Immigration. Instead It Hit a Record.

Live Mint  

When the U.K. voted to leave the European Union in 2016, many backers of Brexit hoped the move would cut immigration by ending the right of EU residents to move here freely, a growing trend that some Britons felt was taking jobs away from locals. Most economists agreed that Brexit would liberalize trade with the rest of the world but …

Don’t listen to the naysayers, immigration is the real Brexit success story
1 year, 10 months ago

Don’t listen to the naysayers, immigration is the real Brexit success story

The Independent  

There is a reason why spinning is so important in politics. Because it cannot be outright lying, spinning needs at the very least a grain of truth to begin with, and there isn’t much great news to go around. A good political class is one that seamlessly adapts to the hand it has been dealt, even if it isn’t the …

The boss of Next, Lord Simon Wolfson, is right – this isn’t the Brexit we wanted
2 years, 4 months ago

The boss of Next, Lord Simon Wolfson, is right – this isn’t the Brexit we wanted

The Independent  

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Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves
2 years, 7 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 - …

What will happen to immigration in the UK after Brexit?
4 years, 3 months ago

What will happen to immigration in the UK after Brexit?

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. The Conservatives’ 2019 manifesto promised the new immigration system would give “us real control over …

UK presses ahead with points-based immigration plan amid pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

UK presses ahead with points-based immigration plan amid pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Shortcomings of the Conservatives’ plan for points-based immigration system exposed by COVID-19 crisis, opponents say. London, United Kingdom – A move by the UK government to press ahead with its plan for a new post-Brexit points-based immigration system has been slammed by critics as “out of date” with the economic realities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Home Secretary Priti Patel …

Alien nation: Myths about UK immigration are fueling ignorance
5 years ago

Alien nation: Myths about UK immigration are fueling ignorance

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. “The new points-based system rightly rewards …

Reducing migration has little to do with Brexit – we’ve had a points-based system since 2008
5 years, 4 months ago

Reducing migration has little to do with Brexit – we’ve had a points-based system since 2008

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After Brexit, immigration key factor in UK polls
5 years, 4 months ago

After Brexit, immigration key factor in UK polls

Deccan Chronicle  

“I think, therefore I am But I am, therefore I think. A majority of workers in several sectors of the National Health Service, which means free and comprehensive medical treatment at the point of need for every citizen, are British citizens of immigrant stock or are recent immigrants from the EU. Boris Johnson’s Tory manifesto plays to the first section …

Immigration myths that fuelled Brexit blown apart by major government-commissioned report
5 years, 6 months ago

Immigration myths that fuelled Brexit blown apart by major government-commissioned report

The Independent  

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Illegal immigration to UK will rise after Brexit, study suggests
5 years, 10 months ago

Illegal immigration to UK will rise after Brexit, study suggests

The Independent  

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Brexit promises haunt politicians as Britain faces crunch week
6 years ago

Brexit promises haunt politicians as Britain faces crunch week

CNN  

London CNN — UK Prime Minister Theresa May is braced for what could be her biggest policy climbdown yet, after insisting for years that “no deal for Britain is better than a bad deal” and that her country would leave the European Union on March 29, 2019. The Vote Leave campaign and its supporters claimed that negotiating with the EU …

By dragging their feet on the Immigration Bill, Corbyn and Abbott pandered to anti-migrant sentiment
6 years, 2 months ago

By dragging their feet on the Immigration Bill, Corbyn and Abbott pandered to anti-migrant sentiment

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 …

UK says EU immigrants won’t get priority after Brexit
6 years, 6 months ago

UK says EU immigrants won’t get priority after Brexit

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain will not offer European Union citizens preferential immigration status after Brexit, the government said Tuesday, announcing a system designed to give migrants with skills the U.K. needs priority over low-skilled migrants. Announcing Britain’s biggest immigration changes in a generation, Prime Minister Theresa May said that the new system “ends freedom of movement once and for all” …

Brexit was never really about immigration, and it's time Labour talked about that
6 years, 9 months ago

Brexit was never really about immigration, and it's time Labour talked about that

The Independent  

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Immigration continues to divide Britain
7 years, 9 months ago

Immigration continues to divide Britain

Live Mint  

The European Union will not grant unfettered access to the single market without free movement of people within the EU, one of their cherished “four freedoms”. While the recent election consolidated votes with the Conservative Party and Labour, these parties remain fragile internal coalitions vulnerable to splitting over immigration. The British want to have their cake and eat it too: …

Brexit: Ending free movement will not reduce immigration, peers warn
8 years ago

Brexit: Ending free movement will not reduce immigration, peers warn

The Independent  

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Why Brexit will disappoint Brexiters
8 years, 9 months ago

Why Brexit will disappoint Brexiters

Al Jazeera  

The outcome will be a far cry from the sunny utopian uplands of independence many Brexiters are expecting. While the former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai’s comments that it was “too early to say” when asked about the effects of the French Revolution are apocryphal – he was probably talking about the student uprising in Paris in May 1968 – it …

In English port, immigration drives debate on EU referendum
8 years, 9 months ago

In English port, immigration drives debate on EU referendum

Associated Press  

DOVER, England — Don’t try to talk to Brian Hall about economics, trading blocs or the value of the British pound. “I’m speaking for a lot of people here — we’ve been inundated, and they’ve changed the face of the town, not for the better.” The “remain” camp led by Prime Minister David Cameron appears to be winning the economic …

Brexit: What will immigration look like out of the EU?
8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: What will immigration look like out of the EU?

CNN  

Story highlights Net immigration reached a near-record 330,000 in 2015 Roughly the same number of EU and non-EU immigrants arrived in 2015 London CNN — Britain has lost control of its borders. CNN/ONS Many Brexit supporters say this is the reason for the country’s levels of net immigration – the number of people migrating to the country minus those who …

New migration figures are an indicator of Britain’s economic success
8 years, 10 months ago

New migration figures are an indicator of Britain’s economic success

The Independent  

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Labour split over migrant crisis as Jeremy Corbyn describes influx as 'an opportunity'
9 years, 6 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 …

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