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UK PM considers restrictions on foreign students to curb migration

Rishi Sunak is considering curbs on foreign students taking "low quality" degrees and bringing dependents, Downing Street said.

The PM's spokesman said the idea was being looked at after official figures showed net migration to the UK had climbed to a record half a million.

But they declined to define a "low quality" degree or to "pre-empt" any policy decisions.

 

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