Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Clarke unveils immigration plan / BBC, 7 Feb 2005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4241989.stm
Mr Clarke says there must be confidence in the system
A new points system that aims to ensure migrants wanting to work in the UK have the right skills is at the heart of the government's new immigration strategy."

Migration: How points would work
The government has announced what it says is a five-year plan to shift the entire UK work permit system for migrants to one based on points. BBC News explains how this will work.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4244707.stm

Transcript of Andrew Rawnsley's interview with the Prime Minister "Prime Minister, after nearly eight years in power, you're announcing yet another attempt to deal with asylum and immigration. Does that mean you accept that many people in Britain, think that your government has lost control of the numbers of people coming in to this country."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/the_westminster_hour/4241787.stm