Media Reports Archive : September 2016


Liam Fox signals Britain will leave the single market in 'hard Brexit'

Liam Fox has given the strongest hint yet that the Government will prioritise border controls over membership of the Single Market.

30 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Telegraph
Ministers blasted after illegal worker arrests in the UK fall by half in two years despite promises from the Home Office

Government ministers have been blasted after it emerged the number of illegal workers arrested in Britain has plummeted in the last two years.

30 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
How tragic that Corbyn has learnt nothing from my government's mistakes over immigration, writes Jack Straw

Outgoing Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham was right to say this week that Labour has been 'way too slow' to heed public concerns about immigration.

29 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
'Th' sound to vanish from English language by 2066 because of multiculturalism, say linguists

Visitors expecting to hear the Queen’s English spoken on the streets of London in 50 years may need to 'fink' again.

29 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Telegraph
Labour will leave door open to migrants, declares Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn will commit Labour to fighting the next election on an open-door European Union immigration policy in his speech to conference.

28 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Times
Gangster dubbed ‘Godfather of traffickers’ ruled Calais Jungle and made £365k a month smuggling illegal migrants into UK

Iraqi Kurd crime lord Twana Jamal's evil empire was smashed by cops - ending the smuggler's reign as King of the Jungle.

27 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
Corrections and clarifications

Contrary to our report, Migration Watch UK said there should be no restrictions on EU tourists, business visitors, students, or retired people.

26 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Times
Testing of foreign nurses gets easier: Hospital trust relaxes rules after just eight out of 220 applicants passed the English language exam

A hospital has relaxed language tests on foreign nurses after fewer than one in 20 passed the test Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl

26 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
End low-skilled immigration. Work permits are the way to secure Brexit Britain's borders , writes Migration Watch UK's Lord Green

The public have voted for control of EU migration. Control must mean a substantial reduction in numbers.

26 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
Migration of skilled workers from EU 'should be restricted to 30,000 per year'

Migration of highly-skilled workers from the EU to Britain should be restricted to 30,000 a year, according to a campaign group.

21 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Press Association
Limit Post-Brexit EU Immigration to 30,000, Migration Watch Says

The U.K. should limit the number of work permits issued to European Union nationals to 30,000 a year.

21 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Bloomberg
Is government delivering on its migration promises?

We track the progress the government is making - or not - in achieving the promises made by the Conservatives in their 2015 election manifesto.

19 Sep 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Swiss MPs to ignore voters on migrant curb

The Swiss parliament is set to defy voters and water down proposals to curb immigration in an effort to preserve its trade ties with the EU.

19 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Times
UK facing more than 40,000 asylum applications this year as migrants turn to 'covert methods', report finds

Britain faces more than 40,000 asylum applications this year as migrants increasingly resort to using “covert” methods to get into Europe.

16 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
Sadiq Khan: Rapid immigration is leading to communities feeling isolated

Sadiq Khan will warn that some new communities in London are becoming “increasingly segregated” as rapid immigration transforms parts of the city.

16 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Evening Standard
No substantive talks for 12 months, Herman Van Rompuy predicts

Substantive Brexit talks between the UK and the rest of the EU unlikely to start much before the end of 2017, former European Council president says.

15 Sep 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Teach integration to prevent extremism, Government-backed review expected to say

Schools should teach integration as part of the curriculum, a Government-backed review is expected to recommend.

15 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
Here's how to reform immigration to ensure better paid, better trained Britons

As long as the immigration crutch remains, the incentive for employers to invest more in training remains limited, writes David Goodhart.

14 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
Visa scheme will help farmers find 75,000 migrant workers

Tens of thousands of foreign workers could get temporary visas to pick fruit and vegetables under government plans.

13 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Times
Post-Brexit Britain will only accept highly-skilled workers with well-paid job offers

Home Secretary Amber Rudd set to adopt tough work permit system to ensure new arrivals from Europe are slashed.

13 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
Work permits among Brexit options, home secretary says

Work permits are among the post-Brexit migration curbs being considered, the Home Secretary says.

12 Sep 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
My day at court that proved foreigners ARE overloading the justice system, writes Dominic Lawson

For example, we know that British courts are dealing with more than 700 notifications involving EU migrants every week — a rise of nearly 40 per cent.

12 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
Migration curbs won’t apply to bankers, says Hammond

European bankers and financiers will be exempted from free movement curbs, the chancellor has suggested.

9 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Times
One in four would take a pay cut to curb migration: Poll reveals EU population movement is voters' priority

Determination to slash EU immigration is so strong that millions of Britons would be prepared to suffer a salary cut in return, a new study reveals.

9 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
Theresa May and points-based immigration

'Points-based systems are intended to maximise selective migration inflow with minimum scrutiny of individual migrants,' writes David Coleman.

8 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Letter to the Times
Jeremy Corbyn opens split with John McDonnell by suggesting Britain should leave single market

Jeremy Corbyn has opened a public split with his shadow chancellor by suggesting he wants Britain to leave the single market after Brexit.

8 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
Britain does not need or want an Australian-style immigration system

If your aim is to cut down on job-seeking immigration, then the last thing you would want is an Australian points-based system.

7 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
EU nationals living in UK 'cannot be identified'

There is no reliable data to identify EU nationals in the UK or the length of their stay in the country, immigration minister Robert Goodwill said.

7 Sep 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Theresa May slaps down Boris on his plans for an Australian-style migrant point system

Lord Green of Deddington, chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: 'The way to cut immigration from the European Union is by issuing work permits.'

5 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
A points system v work permits. Either way, voters want less immigration.

The referendum message from the British people was unambiguous: they want less immigration and more control.

5 Sep 2016 - Media Report: Conservative Home
Shock new figures reveal 800,000 more EU nationals are working here than appear in official statistics

Up to 800,000 more EU nationals have been working in Britain than the totals picked up in official job figures, tax chiefs have revealed.

2 Sep 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
UK and France pledge 'close co-operation' to resolve Calais migrants issue

The UK and France have pledged to work together and 'step up' moves to improve the migrant situation in Calais.

2 Sep 2016 - Media Report: BBC News

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