Posted 12/22/2023, 11:49:06 AM
Sunak Faces Tory Backlash Over Partial U-Turn on Strict Visa Rules
- Right-wing Tory MPs attacked PM Rishi Sunak over partial U-turn on new visa rules to slash legal immigration
- Tories watered down plans to hike family visa income threshold to £38,700, will raise to £29,000 in spring instead
- Ex-minister Robert Jenrick said package of visa changes "needs to be implemented now, not watered down"
- Home secretary James Cleverly announced harsh new visa rules in December to curb migration after record net migration of 745,000
- Partial U-turn comes after backlash that original £38,700 threshold would tear families apart and threaten futures