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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Deputy political editor

‘Sign of weakness’: Home Office U-turn on visa salary threshold divides Tories

Passport control at Gatwick Airport
The changes form part of a wider crackdown intended to reduce net migration by about 300,000, set out by James Cleverly, the home secretary. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty

Rightwing Conservatives have expressed concern at the decision to U-turn on more than doubling the minimum salary needed for British nationals bringing foreign relatives to the UK, in yet another sign of the party’s continued splits on migration.

In a surprise and low-key announcement on Thursday evening, the Home Office said the threshold would still rise significantly from the current £18,600, but to £29,000 instead of the £38,700 initially announced earlier this month.

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