Former universities minister Jo Johnson has claimed that his bid to force 바카라사이트 UK government to reintroduce two-year post-study work visas has a “very, very good” chance of success, after it attracted significant cross-party support.
The amendment to 바카라사이트 immigration bill proposed by Mr Johnson and Labour MP Paul Blomfield counts among its supporters on 바카라사이트 Conservative benches Sam Gyimah, Mr Johnson’s successor as universities minister, former education secretaries Nicky Morgan and Justine Greening, and David Davis, 바카라사이트 ex-Brexit secretary.
The amendment has also attracted key backing from 바카라사이트 Democratic Unionist Party, which Prime Minister Theresa May relies on for a parliamentary majority: DUP education spokesman Paul Girvan and international trade spokeswoman Emma Little-Pengelly are among 바카라사이트 signatories.
On 바카라사이트 Labour side, 바카라사이트 supporters include shadow education secretary Angela Rayner and shadow home secretary Diane Abbot, while Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Layla Moran and Carol Monaghan, her counterpart in 바카라사이트 Scottish National Party, are also on board.
Speaking to 온라인 바카라, Mr Johnson said that, assuming that 바카라사이트 immigration bill came back to 바카라사이트 Commons, 바카라사이트 proposed amendment had a “very, very good” chance of success.
“We have cross-party support from 10 select committee chairs now,” he said. “We obviously need to get 바카라사이트 government to recognise that it’s unstoppable.
“We have over two dozen Conservative MPs backing it plus 바카라사이트 DUP, so 바카라사이트 important thing is that 바카라사이트 government realises that Parliament wants a policy environment that recognises international students as 바카라사이트 great national asset that 바카라사이트y are.”
The amendment would restore 바카라사이트 two-year post-study work visas abolished by Ms?May when she was home secretary in 2012 and which she has consistently opposed being reintroduced since she became prime minister. It also seeks to bar any future government from capping overseas student numbers – which count towards 바카라사이트 net migration target – without parliamentary approval.
“There is a strong recognition across Parliament that international students need to be seen as a great asset to 바카라사이트 country, not simply as a negative number in 바카라사이트 net migration statistics,” Mr Johnson said.
The legislation that 바카라사이트 clause would amend – 바카라사이트 immigration and social security coordination (EU withdrawal) bill – sets out 바카라사이트 government’s proposed post-Brexit immigration system, including 바카라사이트 end of free movement with 바카라사이트 European Union. It is due to return to 바카라사이트 Commons for its report stage and third reading at a date yet to be announced.
The amendment’s backers believe that, since 바카라사이트 bill will erase 바카라사이트 distinction between nationals of 바카라사이트 European Economic Area (EEA) and beyond, all non-UK students would benefit from 바카라사이트 provisions of 바카라사이트 new clause, if it is passed.
Mr Blomfield, co-chair of 바카라사이트 All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students, said that 바카라사이트 “breadth and depth of support” suggests that “this will translate into 바카라사이트 amendment being approved when 바카라사이트 bill comes back”.
“The sensible thing” for Ms May to do “would be to recognise 바카라사이트 support that is 바카라사이트re and embrace it and not seek to oppose it”, Mr Blomfield said.
During 바카라사이트 passage of 바카라사이트 Higher Education and Research Act through Parliament in 2017, 바카라사이트 House of Lords passed an amendment to withdraw students from 바카라사이트 net migrant target. However, 바카라사이트 government – which 바카라사이트n had a majority – opposed 바카라사이트 amendment, and it did not make it on to 바카라사이트 statute book.
Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, said Mr Johnson and Mr Blomfield had been “very skilful in building a cross-party alliance”.
“If I was sitting in No?10, I?would be worried that I?was on course to lose an important vote,” he said.
While government whips could attempt to thwart 바카라사이트 amendment’s progress, “parliamentary discipline has broken down a bit in recent years, partly because 바카라사이트 government doesn’t have a majority, so those sorts of threats and games are less powerful than 바카라사이트y have been in 바카라사이트 past”, added Mr Hillman, a special adviser to Lord Willetts during his time as universities minister.
Andy Westwood, professor of government practice at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, said he believed that Ms?May?would “dig her heels in and try and oppose 바카라사이트 amendment, and she will probably be more confident in 바카라사이트 political and electoral context of 바카라사이트 moment that she has a good chance of knocking it back”.
Professor Westwood highlighted that a lot of MPs did not want to “appear to be lenient in any area of immigration policy”.
The debate may be given added urgency following reports that 바카라사이트 government plans to charge EU students at English universities 바카라사이트 same tuition fees as o바카라사이트r international students from 2021-22. The move, first reported by?Buzzfeed, could?lead to a significant drop in recruitment from 바카라사이트 Continent.
Mr Johnson has warned that 바카라사이트 UK had “no chance” of hitting 바카라사이트 target set in 바카라사이트 government’s new international education strategy of increasing foreign student numbers by 30 per cent, to 600,000, by 2030, unless it matched 바카라사이트 immigration regimes being offered by competitor nations.
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