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Business chief and mayor criticise UK immigration policy

16:57 19/11/2012
The Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, John Cridland has spoken out against the UK government's commitment to cut net inward immigration into the UK from outside the EU to '...

UK cabinet split on immigration policy

13:46 13/11/2012
There are reports of a growing rift in the UK government over immigration. The Guardian, a UK newspaper, reports that the Prime Minister, David Cameron, held a meeting with Home Secretary, Theresa...

UK parliament to vote on limiting migration from the European Union

16:32 05/11/2012
A Conservative MP introduced a bill to the House of Commons on Wednesday 31st October 2012, that would, if it became law, limit the numbers of EU citizens who could come to work in the UK. It is...

Former Civil Service chief calls for reform of UK skilled immigration

15:19 02/11/2012
Lord O'Donnell, the former head of the UK's civil service, has criticised the Coalition government's immigration policy, saying that it is damaging the UK's economy. Lord O'Donnell, formerly known as...

Labour MP calls UK's citizenship test for immigrants 'frustrating'

13:44 30/10/2012
A Labour MP has caused some controversy by suggesting that immigrants to the UK know more about the country than native Britons. Sadiq Khan the Labour MP for Tooting, south London, himself the child...

The Economist attacks UK immigration policy

10:07 22/10/2012
The world-renowned Economist magazine has published a scathing attack on the UK government's immigration policy. It says that the government's policies on legal skilled migration and on international...

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