UK to Put Emigration Cap on Skilled Workers From Outside the European Union

It seems that a emigration cap could soon be put on skilled workers from outside the European Union. This is, of course, seen as a negative thing for businesses in the UK. A cap on emigration to Britain from outside the European Union will be imposed from next month despite cabinet concerns that the policy could, in fact, harm the economy by shutting out all skilled workers.

Theresa May, the home secretary, is expected to announce that a maximum of 24,100 workers will be allowed into Britain from outside the European Union before April. May will make this announcement as she launches a consultation process to decide the level of a permanent cap to be enforced next April.

The home secretary is pressing ahead in the face of a lot of concerns among the cabinet. David Willetts, the university's minister, has raised concerns at a cabinet committee meeting chaired by Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrats strongly opposed the cap during the election, but allowed it to form part of the location agreement.

As of right now, Conservative sources blamed reports of a change of heart on trouble-making by the Liberal Democrats. They said that May is determined to press ahead with this cap. This is because figures show that emigration numbers spiked when the Labour party set out its restrictions on emigration.

The disclosure that May will announce a cap on Monday came just after David Cameron was told by Tories not to abandon the policy. A Tory member, Julian Brazier, said that Britain has an immensely overstretched infrastructure, which could only be relieved by a cap.