Government to announce crackdown on legal migration, Sky News understands | Politics News

The government will announce a package of measures today aimed at cracking down on record levels of legal migration, Sky News understands.

It is thought Home Secretary James Cleverly will announce the scaling back of health and social care visas and an overhaul of the shortage occupation list in a Commons statement.

There will also be a change in the minimum salary threshold for skilled worker visas.

It is believed it will be increased from £26,200 to a figure over the £35,000 which Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick had been pushing for.

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