{"id":121533,"date":"2023-11-27T09:19:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T09:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121533"},"modified":"2023-11-27T09:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T09:19:11","slug":"boris-johnson-thrown-under-the-bus-over-net-migration-figures-by-kemi-badenoch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/boris-johnson-thrown-under-the-bus-over-net-migration-figures-by-kemi-badenoch\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson thrown under the bus over net migration figures by Kemi Badenoch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Sir John Hayes outlines the scale of net migration to Britain<\/h3>\n<p>Boris Johnson has been accused of hypocrisy after putting forward changes that would bring down Britain\u2019s record net migration numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in the Mail on Friday evening, the former Prime Minister suggested imposing a minimum income of \u00a340,000 for those wanting to secure a UK work visa, a similar figure to that being demanded by Suella Braverman.<\/p>\n<p>Kemi Badenoch criticised Mr Johnson this morning, however, pointing out the record-high migration figures took place on his watch.<\/p>\n<p>Revised ONS figures said 745,000 net migrants entered the country in 2022, largely while Mr Johnson was in No. 10 and partly as a result of policies implemented by his administration.<\/p>\n<p>While Ms Badenoch refused to say whether she supported increasing the salary threshold for migrants, she pointed out: \u201cThe figures that we\u2019re looking at are ones that came out while he was Prime Minister!<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Boris Johnson mounts pressure on Rishi Sunak with \u00a340,000 migrant plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/boris-Johnson-5086933.jpg?r=1701076428461\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe points-based system was one that he brought in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She argued Rishi Sunak and the Home Secretary are \u201cworking hard to make sure we bring it down\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something that concerns us all. Migration as we are seeing &#8211; in terms of net migration &#8211; is too high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to make sure we bring in people who want to come into this country at a sustainable level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Johnson admitted in his Mail column that the immigration system he introduced after leaving the EU had allowed too many low-skilled migrants to come to the UK.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Rishi Sunak vows to keep slashing tax as economy is on the mend[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Sunak unveils \u00a329bn investment to make UK &#8216;best place in world to do business'[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Brexit critic Nissan downplays impact of leaving EU on UK operations[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Kemi-Badenoch-5086935.jpg?r=1701076428543\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>He also warned that a failure to reduce number could lead to a far-right surge, and replicate scenes seen recently in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, of course we have a problem with immigration on this scale, and these \u00adnumbers are way, way too big.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People will not accept demographic change at this kind of pace \u2014 even in the most achingly liberal of countries and capital cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However while in No. 10 Mr Johnson oversaw a significant reduction in the minimum salary required for a migrant to move to the UK for work.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2020, Mr Johnson\u2019s Government reduced the \u00a335,800 minimum salary requirement by nearly 30 percent, to \u00a325,600 &#8211; well below the UK average salary.<\/p>\n<p>Under the points-based scheme cooked up by Mr Johnson, migrants on salaries of \u00a320,480 could accrue enough points &#8211; with language skills, their degree and other factors &#8211; to move and settle in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether Mr Johnson was correct to say that he got migration wrong while in No. 10, Kemi Badenoch said he is \u201centitled to say whether he got something wrong or not\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat our job is is to make sure that the system is working now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/politics\/1839423\/Boris-Johnson-Kemi-Badenoch-migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sir John Hayes outlines the scale of net migration to Britain Boris Johnson has been accused of hypocrisy after putting forward changes that would bring <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/politics\/boris-johnson-thrown-under-the-bus-over-net-migration-figures-by-kemi-badenoch\/\" title=\"Boris Johnson thrown under the bus over net migration figures by Kemi Badenoch\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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