UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has clearly stated that there will be no increase in visa opportunities for highly skilled Indian workers, despite pressure from business leaders. Speaking on his way to Mumbai to promote the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in July, Starmer insisted that easing immigration rules “isn’t part of the plans.”
London saw a charged and passionate spectacle at the weekend when scores of demonstrators marched through streets in an anti-migrant protest. The march, which wound its way through the heart of London, helped to normalize more passionate discussion about immigration, integration, and identity — topics that have grown to polarize policymakers and ordinary citizens.
