UK to raise English-language benchmark for Skilled Worker, Scale-up and Graduate visas from 8 January 2026
Small-boat arrivals hit 41,000 in 2025, piling pressure on Labour’s migration strategy
Rail engineering works, Eurostar cancellations and Heathrow turn-backs create New Year travel headache
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New petition demands reversal of July 2025 visa reforms, attracts 1,500 signatures on launch day
A petition launched on 1 January seeks to overturn July 2025 visa reforms that cut eligible occupations and raised salary thresholds. It passed 1,500 signatures on day one and could force a government response if it reaches 10,000, signalling brewing discontent among migrant workers and employers.
No qualifying UK-related global-mobility news in the last 24 hours
A comprehensive scan of government, specialist and mainstream sources turned up no UK-specific global-mobility developments published in the last 24 hours. Tomorrow’s previously-announced e-Visa launch remains the next milestone.