The United Kingdom has deployed new, stricter regulations to reduce the number of foreign workers, students, and citizens entering, studying, living, and seeking asylum in the country.
In a press statement on Monday, May 1, the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announced that the country is set to degree-level to ensure that individuals who enter the country as workers are competent enough to propel the country's economy.
Additionally, the prime minister said that the UK will also raise the bar on English requirements across every main immigration route to ensure that any foreigner who wishes to work and live there is capable of speaking the language fluently.
According to Starmer, the UK is set to increase the immigration skills charge, which is paid by employers when they onboard foreign workers, so as to ensure that British Citizens are prioritised by employers during employment.
