The number of migrants could rise sharply under Boris Johnson’s plans for an Australian points-based system unless he imposes a cap on the number of skilled workers allowed to come to the UK, campaigners have warned.
The prime minister used the Queen’s Speech to commit the government to bringing forward laws for a points-based migration system after the end of the Brexit transition period in December next year.
The system would rate people who want to move to the UK according to their skills, experience, qualifications, ability to speak English and whether they were willing to work in areas where there are shortages of labour.
However, the campaign group Migration Watch UK said that failing to implement a cap on skilled migrants could lead to
