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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Athena Stavrou

How the new migration plan works and why foreign spouses could be told to leave UK

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New plans announced by the Tory government on 4 December will risk splitting up families living in the UK in a bid to slash migration.

The five-point plan unveiled by James Cleverly will aim to cut legal migration by 300,000 - but means Brits could see their foreign partners told to leave the country if they don’t earn enough.

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