Scotland’s Equalities Minister has exclusively told LBC discussions about a visa to attract more overseas talent to Scotland are ‘positive’, just a month after the UK government ruled out the idea.
Immigration remains a reserved matter for Westminster, but the Scottish government is looking at routes to increase migration north of the border.“Obviously I would prefer it if immigration was devolved to Scotland but, in the meantime, I have had initial very positive meetings with the new equivalent ministers in the UK government,” Kaukab Stewart said.
”Ukraine 'fires US missiles into Russia for first time' as Putin relaxes rules around nuclear weapon useJeremy Clarkson tells government to 'back down' over inheritance tax changes at farmer's protestJust last month, the Home Office ruled out a specific immigration route for Scotland, telling the BBC: “We are not at all considering a Scottish visa system.
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