Rishi Sunak gears up for new Cabinet row over foreign students with plan to ... trends now

Rishi Sunak gears up for new Cabinet row over foreign students with plan to ... trends now
Rishi Sunak gears up for new Cabinet row over foreign students with plan to ... trends now

Rishi Sunak gears up for new Cabinet row over foreign students with plan to ... trends now

Rishi Sunak gears up for new Cabinet row over foreign students with plan to allow them to work more to boost the UK economy while Home Secretary wants to cut the number coming to Britain Ministers hope to student will fill vacancies in sectors like hospitality and retail Currently, UK's 680,000 overseas students limited to 20 hours' paid work a week But the government wants to raise this cap to 30 hours, or remove it entirely 

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Rishi Sunak is risking another Cabinet row over foreign students with plans to allow them to work longer hours to help the UK's ailing economy. 

The PM is considering plans to allow those who come to Britain's universities form overseas to do more paid work around their studies, with more hours and a wider range of jobs on offer. 

Ministers are hoping to use British and overseas students to deal with shortages in areas such as hospitality and retail.

Currently, Britain’s 680,000 overseas students are limited to 20 hours of paid work a week during term time to prevent student visas from being used as back routes to jobs in the country.

But the government wants to raise this cap to 30 hours, or remove it entirely, as Rishi Sunak is concerned a surge in job vacancies will block his pledge for economic growth.

But he is likely to run into opposition from Home Secretary Suella Braverman. She is keen to reduce the number of

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