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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Nurses, universities and some Labour MPs criticise Government's new immigration rules

Sir Keir Starmer said the Government wanted to ensure the ‘right balance’ was made in migration cases - (PA Wire)

Nurses, universities, charities and some Labour MPs have criticised the Government's new immigration rules, claiming they could be “catastrophic” for some of the UK’s most important sectors.

Sir Keir Starmer on Monday announced fresh measures aimed at bringing down the number of people coming to Britain. The Prime Minister said that "we risk becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together" unless curbs are introduced.

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