Boris Johnson to ignore government’s own experts and launch 'pointless' Australia-style points-based immigration system

Boris Johnson is to press ahead with an Australian-style points-based system for immigration despite its rejection by the government’s own experts. The Migration Advisory Committee said in a report last month that a points-based system was “cosmetic” and “pointless” for all but the most highly-skilled migrants, with chair Alan Manning dismissing it as a “soundbite”. The prime minister and Home Secretary Priti Patel have accepted the MAC’s recommendation to cut the salary threshold for skilled migrants to £25,600, after employers complained that the proposed £30,000 minimum would exclude staff in vital but relatively poorly-paid roles like lab technicians and care home managers. Download...