UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd unveils programme to discourage immigrants
As Britain prepares for life outside the EU, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced measures to cut near-record immigration
BIRMINGHAM — Britain will make it harder to employ people from overseas, to supply them with banking services or to let them property in a bid to reduce immigration.At the ruling Conservative Party’s conference, Home Secretary Amber Rudd reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reduce net migration to "tens of thousands" as the UK pulls out of the EU. Immigration was a near-record 327,000 in the year to March.Landlords who knowingly let property to illegal immigrants will face prison, Rudd said on Tuesday. Banks will have to check clients are allowed in the country. She is moving to toughen conditions for companies seeking visas for foreign workers."The test should ensure people coming here are filling gaps in the labour market, not taking jobs British people could do," Rudd said."It’s become a tick-box exercise, allowing some firms to get away with not training local people. So I want us to look again at whether our immigration system provides the right incentives for businesses t...
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