UK immigration minister resigns after employing illegal immigrant
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11:19 13/02/2014
The UK's immigration minister, Mark Harper MP, has resigned after revealing that, for seven years, he had been employing an immigrant with no right to work in the UK. Mr Harper said that he had done...
London tech firms call for UK immigration reform
18:20 12/02/2014
A UK group which lobbies on behalf of technology start-up companies has called for a reform to the UK's employment-based immigration system to allow firms in the sector to recruit the best talent...
EU president accuses UK PM of 'scaremongering' over EU immigration
9:43 12/02/2014
The President of the European Commission has criticised UK Prime Minister David Cameron for his 'narrow, chauvinistic' policies and pronouncements on the European Union and immigration. Jose Manuel...
UK PM clashes with his own party on immigration
10:54 11/02/2014
The UK's House of Commons voted on the Coalition government's Immigration bill on Friday 31st January 2014. The bill was passed by the Commons and will now proceed to the House of Lords. By law, the...
UK and EU move towards clash on immigration
10:22 10/02/2014
Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament, has said that there is 'no chance' of a renegotiation of EU treaties resulting in a limitation on the right to free movement of labour within...
UK PM announces 'tech visa' to ease immigration for IT talent
9:15 10/02/2014
The UK's Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that a new 'tech visa' will be introduced in April 2014. There will, in fact, be no new visa stream but the rules of the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent...
