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Labour’s immigration crackdown could leave the UK £4.4bn worse off, the Home Office’s own assessment of Sir Keir Starmer’s sweeping reforms has admitted.
The prime minister unveiled plans in May to slash immigration, including a move to make it harder for foreign students to stay in Britain, saying that settlement in this coutry was a “privilege that must be earned, not a right”.
The headline policies in the white paper included cutting the length of time that international graduate students are allowed to stay in the UK after finishing their studies. The English language requirement for those on the skilled worker visa - which allows a person to come or stay in the UK with an approve
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