Chloe SmithToday, the Government has opened a new visa scheme for the world’s top graduates, which uses post-Brexit freedoms to attract the brightest and the best to the UK. The post-Brexit points-based immigration system is designed to attract the best and the brightest to the UK by establishing the ...
Today the Government have announced £1 billion of new commercial deals as part of the Prime Minister's landmark visit to India, delivering jobs and growth across the UK. As an independent trading nation outside of the EU, we are able to deepen our partnerships with key trading nat...
We’re taking action to control our borders and deter illegal entry through our new partnership with Rwanda, the Borders Bill, and New Plan for Immigration – so that the UK can sustain safe, legal and generous offer of sanctuary to people in genuine need. On the 14th April,...
I have just listened to the Chancellor of the Exchequer deliver his Spring Statement today. He quite rightly says that we must support our friends in the Ukraine, and I welcome the £400m of aid that the UK has spent. We cannot forget that the only way we can support our Ukrainian ...
Today the Government are announcing £260 million in Life Sciences Funding, to boost healthcare research and medical manufacturing as we support the industry to provide the best possible care for patients and generate high-skilled British jobs. The pandemic has shown how important our medica...
Yesterday, the Government announced that they are increasing our humanitarian support to Ukraine with a further £80 million in aid and expanding our humanitarian route as they continue to do everything they can to support the Ukrainian people at this time. The Ukrainian people have shown th...
Yesterday the Government confirmed that up to 100,000 Ukrainians are already eligible to seek sanctuary to come to the UK as part of the bespoke humanitarian route to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of the international response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Put...
Today the Government will bring forward the Economic Crime Bill to crack down on economic crime and dirty money in the UK following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In light of Russia’s appalling invasion of Ukraine, it is imperative that the Government moves forward with the plan to flu...
In recognition of the immensely valuable contribution that thousands of overseas personnel make to the UK while serving, the Government has announced that visa fees will be waived for those who have served in the UK Armed Forces for a minimum period of six years or been discharged due to an illness ...
Yesterday the Government announced plans to slash red tape through reforms to insurance regulation to unlock billions of pounds of investment in UK infrastructure as we seize on Brexit opportunities. Due to EU law, our insurance sector has been subject to the Solvency II rules since 2016 – ...