Government Signals Plans to Raise Skilled Worker Visa Salary Threshold Amid Immigration Concerns

A public poll indicates widespread support for an immigration moratorium, while a Tory MP calls on the government to ‘live up’ to its 2019 manifesto commitment.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch at the Shaping the Future: UK-Korea Business Forum, at Mansion House, central London, on day two of the state visit by President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol to the UK, in London on Nov. 22, 2023. Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has indicated that the government is considering raising the salary threshold for skilled worker visas.

It comes after the latest immigration numbers were revealed, showing a record net migration of 745,000 in 2022, prompting urgent calls for action from Tory MPs.