G.E. pressures England to permit continued flood of immigrants

David Cameron hints at relaxing immigration cap

David Cameron has hinted he may water down his planned immigration cap, telling British firms he will not prevent them bringing in high-skilled workers from abroad.

James Kirkup and Tom Whitehead
Published: 4:46PM BST 25 Oct 2010


David Cameron Photo: GETTY

The Prime Minister gave the reassurance following protests from major international firms and leading British universities that capping net immigration will stop them hiring the staff they need to compete internationally.

Mr Cameron’s remarks came amid new warnings that a forthcoming European trade treaty with India will circumvent any British immigration cap by allowing multinational firms to transfer unlimited numbers of Indian employers to the UK.

The Coalition has pledged to introduce an annual cap on non-European immigration, reducing net immigration to the UK to “tens of thousandsâ€