MIGRANT ‘CAVE-IN’ Rishi Sunak faces Tory revolt over fears he could hand India THOUSANDS of student visas in bumper trade deal
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MIGRANT ‘CAVE-IN’ Rishi Sunak faces Tory revolt over fears he could hand India THOUSANDS of student visas in bumper trade deal
by BestButtons
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The Sun-less version:
**RISHI Sunak is facing a fresh Tory migration revolt — as MPs fear he will hand India thousands of student visas in a bumper trade deal.**
The two countries are on course to seal an agreement in the coming weeks, which could give the green light for thousands more arrivals — on top of the 606,000 who came last year.
Insiders fear the PM has all but agreed to cave in to Narendra Modi’s demands in exchange for slashing tariffs on UK goods and giving our service industry access to India’s lucrative markets.
Mr Sunak is due to fly to India for G20 meetings in a fortnight and hopes to seal a trade deal with the country’s prime minister ahead of UK elections next year.
But Tory Red Wall and New Conservative Group MPs are furious with another increase in migrant numbers by the back door — on top of soaring small boats crossings.
One Tory source said Suella Braverman was unhappy with the idea, saying: “We understand the Home Secretary shares our concerns but thinks this is a decision for the PM.”
MPs are threatening to force a vote in Parliament over the deal, after Boris Johnson gave MPs a say over the Aussie trade agreement last year.
Others suggested they could even go on vote strike over sky-high migration numbers — saying were sick of waiting for a strategy to bring them down.
Haha Tory revolt. They are just negotiating bribes.
Surely not, that the PM could have any loyalties or preferences towards the subcontinent?
I don’t believe it.
The reason why India is so eager to get migrants into the UK is because they know that Indians send so much of their money back home. It’s not unusual for Indians to send 30% of their income as remittances back to their parents. These people will be working here but statistically they’ll be a drain on the economy.
umm he already did
3000 study work visas every year to india