Deputy PM: UK has scrapped plans to reduce immigration to 'tens of thousands'
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11:26 17/09/2014
The UK's Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, says that the UK coalition government has scrapped plans to reduce annual immigration to below 100,000 annually. Mr Clegg, the leader of the Liberal...
PM insists UK is' working towards' 'tens of thousands' immigration target
12:34 22/05/2014
The Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron, says that he is 'working towards' his target of reducing net immigration into the UK to 'tens of thousands' a year by the 2015 general election. Mr...
UK government announces 'strict' benefits test for EU migrants
9:48 06/01/2014
The UK's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, has announced a new benefits test which is designed to discourage jobless migrants from within the EU from coming to the UK to...
Minister says UK public hold 'toxic' views on immigration
19:37 23/09/2013
The UK's Business Minister Vince Cable has told an audience of activists at the Liberal Democrat Party conference that 'toxic' public opinion in the UK makes it difficult for politicians to make a...
Advisor warns UK government against 'spectacle' immigration policy
12:11 17/08/2013
Dr Martin Ruhs, an advisor to the UK government on immigration, has warned the government against engaging in policies which 'have an element of spectacle'. He warned that these policies are 'not...
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...
