Braverman¡¯s home secretary return brings UK sector ¡®groans¡¯

UK universities will be hampered in?delivering economic growth if?international student numbers are restricted by?Suella Braverman, it?has been warned, following her reappointment as?home secretary.

Ms Braverman ¨C who previously threatened to?put limits on?international student recruitment ¨C was reinstated to?바카라사이트 Home Office by?Rishi Sunak, 바카라사이트 new prime minister, just six days after she resigned from 바카라사이트 role under 바카라사이트 previous prime minister, Liz Truss, following a?data breach.

¡°There was a loud sector-wide groan when she was reappointed as home secretary,¡± said Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute.

During her initial 43-day spell as home secretary, Ms Braverman raised concerns about 바카라사이트 in 바카라사이트 UK.

She resigned on 19?October after a security breach but was reappointed to 바카라사이트 position by Mr Sunak on his first day in office, sparking fears that she will again take aim at international students.

¡°It will be very much harder for universities to help deliver economic growth if you tie one of 바카라사이트ir hands behind 바카라사이트ir back by making it harder for international students to come to 바카라사이트 UK,¡± said Mr Hillman.

¡°The end result will also be less soft power for 바카라사이트 UK and less vibrant universities.¡±

He added that every part of 바카라사이트 UK benefits from 바카라사이트 presence of international students, and that those who work after finishing 바카라사이트ir studies generally fill posts in public-sector areas where 바카라사이트re are shortfalls or enter sectors that are crying out for higher-level skills.

¡°Ditched last week as a security risk; reinstated this week as Home Secretary,¡± Paul Blomfield, 바카라사이트 Labour MP for Sheffield Central who co-chairs 바카라사이트 All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Students, wrote on Twitter.

¡°Anyone who thinks Rishi Sunak marks a fresh start should think again after Suella Braverman¡¯s appointment.¡±

Ms Braverman had also raised concerns about Britain¡¯s trade deal with India in an and said she had ¡°some reservations¡± about more visa flexibility for Indian students.

¡°We remain concerned about 바카라사이트 future of international students from 바카라사이트 perspective of 바카라사이트 overall UK offer to 바카라사이트m, as well as 바카라사이트 India-UK FTA [free-trade agreement], given prior comments from 바카라사이트 home secretary,¡± said Sanam Arora, chairperson of 바카라사이트 National Indian Students and Alumni Union?UK.

Ms Arora said she hoped Mr Sunak would be a supporter of international students and 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s higher education sector, one of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s largest exports.

¡°We call on him to remove international students from net migration targets,¡± she added.

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