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UK government unveils measures to cut immigration by 300,000 a year

Salary threshold for skilled workers to rise following sharp increase in number of people moving to the country last year
Under plans set out by home secretary James Cleverly, workers will need to earn at least £38,700 to obtain a visa

The UK will make it harder for employers to hire overseas staff by raising the pay threshold for skilled workers and axing cut-price salaries in shortage sectors, in a bid to reduce record immigration by 300,000 a year.

Under plans set out by home secretary James Cleverly to get to grips with the politically charged issue, workers will need to earn at least £38,700 to obtain a visa, up from £26,200, while care workers will be barred from bringing in dependants from next April.

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