The UK will review the Graduate Route to “prevent abuse” and “protect the integrity and quality of the UK’s outstanding higher education sector”, the home secretary has announced.
Speaking in the House of Commons, James Cleverly said that international students were part of the “robust action” the government has announced through a five-point plan on immigration.
Recent ONS figures showed net migration to June reached 672,000 people, a lower figure than December 2022, but still “far too high”, the minister said.
Through the points-based immigration system introduced since Brexit, the government has sought to pick and choose who can come to the UK, he indicated.
