Home Secretary says immigration must be “correctly controlled” – with full reform of publicity | UK News
The government will carry out comprehensive reforms to the immigration system.
Under the plan outlined in the Immigration White Paper, a skilled visa threshold will be raised to require postgraduate qualifications and higher wage thresholds.
For work below this level, access to the immigration system will be “time-limited” and will only be granted when there is a shortage of “industrial strategy of importance”.
Strategies for improving domestic skills and recruitment will also be developed, and a labor market evidence group will be established to identify sectors that are “overly dependent on overseas labour”.
Under the plan to reduce net migration to the UK, employers will be told they must train workers in the UK rather than turn to immigration to address the labor shortage.
Net migration – The difference between the number of people who immigrate to a country – soared when the UK left the EU in January 2020.
As of June 2023, it reached 903,000 Falling to 728,000 in mid-2024.
Secretary of the Home Office YVIT Cooper After Labor inherited the “failed” immigration system of the previous administration, recruitment of net immigration overseas has been blamed on overseas recruitment for the past four years.
“The migration must be properly controlled and managed so that the system is fair,” Ms. Cooper said.
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Ms Cooper says there is a lack of “a big driver of net immigration” in UK training
Ms Cooper added: “As the number of people not working or engaging in education in the UK has increased dramatically, overseas recruitment has soared.
“The last government lost control of the immigration system and had no proper plans to address the skills shortages in the family.
“Under our change plan, we are taking decisive actions to restore control and order in the immigration system, improve domestic training and skills, and reduce net immigration while promoting economic growth.”
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Meanwhile, conservatives will try to force a number of non-visitor visas in parliament that can be issued.
The party is trying to modify the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act, which, if accepted, will give the government the right to limit visas based on the country’s needs and allow it to be revoked if the restrictions are exceeded.
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The Conservative Party is also behind a separate amendment to the same bill, which aims to not involve the Human Rights Act in asylum and deportation cases.
Responding to the government’s white paper, Shadow Inside Secretary Chris Philp said: “Resolving the immigration crisis in Britain requires a new radical approach. Labour has the opportunity to do so and fail”.
He added: “If labor is serious about immigration, they will support our binding immigration cap and support our plan to repeal the entire Bill of Rights from immigration matters. But they have no grip, no guts, no plans.”
:: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Shadow Interior Secretary Chris Philp and UK Deputy Reform Leader Richard Tice will be guests of Sky News’ Trevor Phillips at Sunday’s show at 8.30 am this morning.
