INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The UK government has introduced measures it promised would deliver the biggest-ever cut in net migration after levels soared to a record
had soared to a record 745,000 in 2022.Conservative MPs have since piled pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government to bring
down net migration, which is the difference between those entering and leaving the UK.The sharp increase represents a huge political
setting a specific target, while David Cameron once pledged to bring net migration below 100,000 when he was prime minister.Immigration is
shaping up to be a key issue ahead of the next general election, which is expected in 2024.With Labour leading in opinion polls, Mr Sunak
package, plus our reduction in students dependants, will mean around 300,000 fewer people will come in future years than have come to the UK
the previously announced ban on most overseas students bringing dependents with them will account for almost half of the overall
substantial reforms that link immigration to training and fair pay requirements in the UK, meaning many sectors will continue to see rising
month.Staffing concerns
The latest statistics show the challenge ministers will face in reducing migration into the health sector,
which has come to rely heavily on hiring workers from abroad.The government said in the year ending September 2023, 101,000 visas were
issued to care workers.An estimated 120,000 visas were granted to the family dependants of those care workers, the government said.The care
in the staffing crisis.Mr Cleverly acknowledged some care workers might be deterred from coming to the UK because they would not be able to
bring families under the new rules.But he said he believed there would still be care workers who would be willing to work in the UK.Dr
