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UK Raises Minimum Salary For Skilled Migrant Worker Visa

Home Secretary James Cleverly unveiled proposals to cut regular migration (Credit: AFP)

Britain's embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of regular migration, including raising the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa.

Immigration is set to be a key issue in a general election expected next year, which the main opposition Labour party is currently favoured to win.

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