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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...

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-...

Report slams UK immigration's 'damaging' student policy

10:44 18/12/2013
A report by a leading UK think tank has criticised the UK government's immigration policy saying that it is damaging the country's reputation as a leading destination for international students. The...

UK misses immigration target again

9:28 16/12/2013
The UK's Office for National Statistics has released its latest immigration figures which show a rise of 15,000 in the UK's net annual immigration figure over the previous year. The net immigration...

Senior businessmen ask for more immigration to UK

11:28 11/12/2013
Two high-profile UK businessmen have called on the government to relax immigration controls in the UK. On Sunday 8th December 2013, Sir Stuart Rose, formerly the chairman of the iconic British...

UK Immigration Minister says 'targeted' spot checks will continue

18:53 02/12/2013
The UK's immigration minister Mark Harper has told the BBC that spot-checks of people's immigration status at UK railway stations will continue. Mr Harper said that the operations were intelligence-...

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