UK Prime Minister Theresa May's setting out new immigration proposals which will prioritize workers' skills over where they're coming from.
She says low-skilled immigration will drop under a planned new visa system as Britain leaves the EU.
EU citizens won't have priority over people from other parts of the world in the proposals.
Workers wanting to stay in the UK for long periods will need a guaranteed minimum salary, and security and criminal records checks will be carried out before visits.
UK correspondent Olly Barratt says Britain will be able to restrict freedom of movement of people as a result of Brexit.
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It comes as the Conservative Party conference continues in Birmingham.
There's been controversy after UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt used a speech there to compare the EU to the Soviet Union over its Brexit negotiations.
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She says low-skilled immigration will drop under a planned new visa system as Britain leaves the EU.
EU citizens won't have priority over people from other parts of the world in the proposals.
Workers wanting to stay in the UK for long periods will need a guaranteed minimum salary, and security and criminal records checks will be carried out before visits.
UK correspondent Olly Barratt says Britain will be able to restrict freedom of movement of people as a result of Brexit.
IN: "What Theresa…
OUT: ….basis."
DUR: 38 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1002tories-ob1.mp3
ALT:
It comes as the Conservative Party conference continues in Birmingham.
There's been controversy after UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt used a speech there to compare the EU to the Soviet Union over its Brexit negotiations.
IN: "Those comments…
OUT: ….dusted."
DUR: 43 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1002tories-ob2.mp3