James Cleverly has confronted a backlash after boasting a few Tory crackdown on abroad care staff.
In December, the house secretary introduced a five-point plan to deliver down the numbers of immigrants coming to the UK by 300,000 a yr.
The technique included banning abroad care staff from bringing dependents with them to the UK because the minimal earnings requirement for anybody wanting to maneuver international relations with them was to be greater than doubled to £38,700.
The brand new guidelines will come into impact from March 11. On Monday, Cleverly took to X (previously Twitter) to spotlight how the ban is shifting ahead.
He stated: “At this time in parliament now we have laid an order to ban abroad care staff from bringing dependants. This is only one a part of our plan to ship the biggest-ever reduce in migration.”
The federal government made the announcement as figures revealed that 672,000 extra individuals entered the UK than left it within the 12 months to June.
The Tories’ 2019 common election manifesto pledged to deliver the determine right down to lower than 229,000.
On X, Cleverly’s replace acquired brief shrift. SNP chief at Westminster, Stephen Flynn, stated: “This can harm the care sector, the NHS and the financial system. It’s populist idiocy.”