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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Toby Helm Political editor

Rishi Sunak faces cabinet backlash over plans to curb foreign student visas

Rishi Sunak looking stressed with a halo shaped light behind him
Rishi Sunak during a visit to Imperial College London last year. Photograph: Reuters

Rishi Sunak is facing a cabinet revolt over plans to scrap a graduate visa scheme that allows overseas students to live and work in the UK for up to two years after graduation.

Under pressure from some on the right of his party to demonstrate that the Tories are tougher on immigration than Labour, Downing Street is considering further restricting or even ending the graduate scheme, which some believe can be used as a backdoor entry route to the UK.

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