(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The United Kingdom (UK) will have control of its immigration policy for the first time in decades after Brexit, Theresa May has promised.
The Prime Minister said low-skilled immigration will fall under a new visa system where it is “Workers’ skills that matter, not where they come from.”
The plans follow a recommendation by the Migration Advisory Committee, which was also backed by Labour.
The Cabinet agreed to the Committee’s recommendations last week.
Mrs. May said “The new skills-based system will make sure low-skilled immigration is brought down and set the UK on the path to reduce immigration to sustainable levels, as we promised.
“At the same time we are training up British people for the skilled jobs of the future.”
A White Paper outlining how the system will work will be published in the autumn, ahead of legislation next year.
