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Rishi Sunak pledge to ‘deliver for the people’ in 2024 gets absolutely shredded

Rishi Sunak’s boast that foreign university students will no longer be allowed to bring family members to the UK has been widely lampooned on social media.

His home secretary James Cleverly announced today that the “unreasonable practice” of overseas students bringing their families to the UK will end as restrictions on visa routes has now come into force.

He said the ban, which affects all but those enrolling on postgraduate research courses and ones with Government-funded scholarships, will cut migration by tens of thousands.

The measures were announced in May by his ousted predecessor Suella Braverman shortly before official figures showed net migration running at 672,000.

The move could hit universities which rely on foreign student fees and could also harm the UK’s reputation as an international destination, experts have warned.

Others on social media were quick to lampoon the prime minister’s glee in announcing the measures.

Here’s a pick of the reaction:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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