Immigration plans will see 50,000 fewer visas issued this year, says home secretary

The home secretary says new plans to tackle immigration will see 50,000 fewer visas issued this year alone.

Yvette Cooper tells Sky News the government is trying to implement a "substantial reduction" in the number of people coming to the UK.

One of the means of doing this is by restricting who can come to the UK on graduate visas, as well as who can come to work in the care sector.

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