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Net migration ‘could be down to around 300,000 in next few years’

Professor Brian Bell, the chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, said he thinks numbers will ‘come down quite rapidly’.

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Labour orders review of planned £38,700 minimum salary to bring partner to UK

Yvette Cooper ordered the Migration Advisory Committee to review what the minimum income requirement for family visas should be

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Visas for seasonal workers should be more flexible and are needed to protect UK food security, say advisers

Agriculture’s reliance on migrant seasonal workers is ‘unlike any other in the UK’

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Visa for students row: Hundreds of jobs ‘at risk’ at London university as international student numbers fall

The University and College Union said 297 posts were being ‘put at risk’ at South Bank University

Evening Standard

Foreign graduate visas are keeping universities afloat - don't cut them, ministers told

‘The fees that these students pay helps universities to cover the losses they make in teaching British students and doing research’ - Migration Advisory Committee chair Professor Brian Bell

Evening Standard

Titans’ Brian Callahan talks ‘really important hire’ of Zac Woodfin

Titans head coach Brian Callahan recently touched on the hire of director of sports performance, Zac Woodfin.

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‘Pretty dodgy’: alarm over suspect care agencies granted Home Office licence to act as visa sponsors

Campaigners against labour exploitation urge government to conduct more stringent checks before awarding powers

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Social care sector 'broadly relaxed' about visa changes, Health Secretary claims

International care workers will be banned from bringing dependants when they move to the UK under the changes

Evening Standard

Sunak's plan to slash 300,000 from net migration total might not work, report warns

Rishi Sunak’s plan to slash 300,000 from net migration into the UK is “by no means certain” to work, government advisers warned on Wednesday as they urged ministers against making promises about “unpredictable” future totals.

Evening Standard

Curbs on migrant workers would be ‘dangerous’ for social care, warns government adviser

Proposals to stop workers bringing dependants should be halted unless jobs are made more appealing to Britons, expert says

The Guardian - UK

‘Many care homes wouldn’t be here without foreign workers:’ fears over Tories’ plans to limit immigration

Proposed policies restricting numbers and rights of foreign health workers create alarm among care home operators

The Guardian - UK

Exploitation of care workers in England is ‘appalling’, says government adviser

Brian Bell says ministers have let care system become reliant on low-paid and vulnerable foreign workers

The Guardian - UK

Government’s ‘controlled decision’ behind high-level immigration, adviser says

Professor Brian Bell was speaking ahead of new figures being released.

The Independent UK

Ministers’ migration adviser backs curtailing length of student visa stays

The Migration Advisory Committee chairman said it was ‘unnecessary’ for foreign masters students to be permitted to work for two years after studying.

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International students bring ‘substantial benefits’ to UK, government told as crackdown considered

Suella Braverman claimed family members were ‘piggybacking’ on student visas

Evening Standard

Calls for ‘quick fix’ to visa routes to fill UK labour shortages rebuffed by government migration advisors

Other recommendations in the report include increased funding for tackling labour market exploitation

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Banning foreign students from universities is 'absolutely stupid' says John Swinney

Scotland welcomes around 50,000 international students each year.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak plots clampdown on foreign students - but it'll 'bankrupt' universities

The Prime Minister is considering barring students from overseas unless they are awarded a place at an elite university after official figures shows the highest level of net migration since the Second World War

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The Independent UK

Limiting foreign student numbers may bankrupt universities – Government adviser

The Prime Minister is mulling plans to restrict the number of overseas students coming to the UK amid record migration levels.

The Independent UK

Universities will go bust if foreign students barred, government adviser warns

‘If you close down the international route, I’m not sure how the university continues to survive’

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Temple Club motocross track to host back-to-back memorial events

The Jeff Wright and Brian Bell Memorial races will be held on Friday and Saturday, respectively

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‘We want it back to what it was’: the US village blighted by toxic waste

Can a $100m cleanup operation save Mead, Nebraska, from putrid pesticide-laced waste that has polluted water, with health implications yet unknown?

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