UK overhauls immigration rules using 'points based' system
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Home Secretary Priti Patel meets students and staff working on 'carbon capture' at Imperial College London in South Kensington, London Source: Press Association
The British government has unveiled a major overhaul of its immigration rules, using a system similar to Australia's points-based system with an increased focus on skills. In future, there will be no specific immigration route for what the government calls 'low-skilled workers'. But business leaders are warning it will lead to worker shortages.
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