Emma Ledger Gabon to create one of Africa’s largest marine protected areas
The new marine parks will protect more than 20 species of whales and dolphins, and four species of turtles
The new marine parks will protect more than 20 species of whales and dolphins, and four species of turtles
The Centre for Economics and Business Research estimates reducing net immigration below 100,000 a year would make the economy between 4.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent smaller by 2030
The report adds that politicians have ‘failed to challenge the assumption that less immigration would be good for Britain’
George Osborne-edited Evening Standard calls PM’s immigration target ‘politically rash and economically illiterate’
Failing to meet unrealistic expectations on immigration will do nothing to improve public confidence in border security or move the country forward after Brexit
The Prime Minister has no intention of dropping her immigration target – despite the fact that it has never been met, has no merit in principle, and is likely to damage the economy
Home Secretary says Government must revisit policy in light of the referendum result
Group is backed by a total of 140 Conservative MPs and peers
Exclusive: The Lib Dem leader accuses the Prime Minister of ‘feeding the lie’ that immigrants are a drain on the country
Labour has accused the Prime Minister of stamping out dissent within the Tory ranks
MPs call for overseas students to be recorded 'under separate classification and not counted against overall [migration] limit'
Theresa May’s determination to stick to the ‘tens of thousands’ figure is leaving her isolated in her own Cabinet
A new survey reveals that the British people already realise how important foreign students are to our economy
Almost half the public back the current numbers of international students coming to the UK each year, when they are told of the economic benefits, while a further 24 per cent of people want to increase the figure
PM has taken a hawkish approach to migrant numbers since making ending free movement the cornerstone of her Brexit plan
Ex-minister Pat McFadden says it will damage the economy, as The Independent launches a campaign to persuade ministers drop the target of lowering immigration to the tens of thousands
We consider keeping the 170,000 target to not only be economically damaging but also socially divisive
To achieve the 170,000 cut in migration, the bulk of this reduction would have to fall in non-protected sectors, such as energy, manufacturing, information and communication, science, or areas of the public sector
More than 5,000 asylum seekers have died at sea over the past year
The Government denied it was abandoning children
A threatened Conservative revolt falls flat, despite evidence that ministers are ignoring evidence that local councils are ready to accept more refugees