Row breaks out in UK government over immigration
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16:18 14/03/2014
Open dissent has broken out in the UK's Coalition government over immigration. The UK's political system usually requires members of the government to 'toe the party line'. This means keeping...
Conservative activists call for UK ban on Romanian immigration
15:13 31/12/2013
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron faces pressure from activists in his Conservative Party to extend the immigration controls on citizens of Romania and Bulgaria living and working in the UK-...
UK's chief immigration inspector says e-Borders has 'some way to go'
10:25 15/10/2013
On Wednesday 9th October 2013, the UK's chief inspector of immigration and borders, John Vine, issued a highly critical report about the UK's e-Borders programme. The report says that the programme...
UK Immigration opportunities as 1.3m graduates emigrate
11:43 27/08/2013
Figures released by the UK's Office for National Statistics show that there are now 1.3m British graduates living and working overseas. This is more than any other developed country. Germany comes...
UK reports surge in Romanian/Bulgarian immigration
10:38 20/08/2013
The UK's Office for National Statistics has released figures which show that the number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK rose by 26% in the second quarter of 2013. There were 141,000...
Immigration to take centre stage at next UK election
15:01 01/08/2013
Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps made a speech on 31st July 2013 which signals that the Conservatives intend to fight the next election as a party that is tough on immigration. The UK now has...
