UK to appoint cabinet level Immigration Minister
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14:11 24/03/2014
The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, is considering creating a new 'Cabinet-level' Immigration Minister post, according to the online newspaper The Huffington Post. The Immigration Minister would...
Senior cabinet minister says UK will miss 100,000 immigration target
12:02 10/01/2014
Vince Cable, the UK's Business Secretary, has told the BBC that the immigration target set by UK Prime Minister David Cameron is 'arbitrary' and 'impractical'. He added that the government 'almost...
UK minister rules out illegal immigration amnesty
11:46 03/10/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, has said that the UK has no intention of granting an amnesty to illegal immigrants currently in the country. She says that this would 'send out the wrong...
UK minister calls for end to 'abuse' of welfare system by EU immigrants
13:14 10/06/2013
The UK's Home Secretary Theresa May is to tell a meeting of European Union immigration and policing ministers that the current right to free movement throughout the EU is being abused and must be...
Australia announces commitment to attracting Asian immigrants
16:47 31/10/2012
On 28th October 2012, Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, launched the Australian government white paper Australia in the Asian Century. The white paper lays out a comprehensive plan for...
Lords debate income threshold for Britons with spouse immigrating to UK
9:01 26/10/2012
The second chamber of the UK parliament, the House of Lords, debated a change to the UK's immigration rules on Tuesday 23rd October. In June 2012, the UK government announced a range of changes to...
