Sunak Unveils Sweeping Migration Reforms to Cut Numbers
• Sunak to announce measures to significantly reduce net migration, including raising minimum salary threshold for skilled workers to £38,000 • Proposals include limiting number of dependents for social care workers and potentially caps on total NHS and care visas • Minimum income to bring spouse/dependents to UK expected to increase from £18,600 • Shortage occupation list to be overhauled, with high bar for exceptions like care workers • Part of effort to show action on reducing net migration after hitting record high of 745,000 last year