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David Cameron has become the fifth former prime minister to criticise a new bill attempting to override the Brexit withdrawal agreement. No 10 says the Internal Market Bill was a “critical piece of legislation for the UK”. From BBC * Boris Johnson is planning to opt out of parts of the Human Rights Act, according to reports. The prime minister is said be considering ways to prevent the legislation being used to stop deportations of asylum seekers and prosecutions of British soldiers. From Independent * People stuck in the UK by coronavirus whose visa expires before 31 October can apply for an “exceptional assurance” that the Home Office won’t take enforcement action against them. From Free Movement * New international student immigration routes open early. The Student route and Child Student route will open on 5 October 2020 to the best and brightest international students from across the globe. From Gov.UK Image: FreePik

Sons must leave UK after boat crossing but father stays after flight arrival. Asylum claims all based on risk to life in Yemen but three sons to be sent to Spain leaving father in UK. From The Guardian * Channel migrants: Record 409 migrants crossed the English Channel to reach UK shores in small boats today – significantly breaking the previous single-day record. From Yahoo * UK government accused of lacking compassion for asylum seekers. Ministers say people crossing Channel are ‘illegal migrants’ and will not be offered ‘safe and legal’ routes to UK. From The Guardian * Why everybody’s talking about Home Office failings on immigration. House of Commons inquiry launched after record number of migrants attempted to reach UK shores. From The Week * Brexit: EU rejects UK proposal for reuniting child asylum seekers. Warning that lack of agreement means more young people will risk lives crossing Channel. From The Guardian

The government set out the details of the UK’s points-based immigration system. These new arrangements will take effect from 1 January 2021, once freedom of movement with the EU has ended. From LondonHelp4u. * Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology. From BBC. * Migration will be limited to skilled workers who have a job offer, speak English and command a salary of at least £25,600 a year. From Telegraph. * EU nationals and their family members in the UK throughout the transition period should not be asked for proof of settled or pre-settled status to access healthcare, to rent property or to gain employment until 1 January 2021. From Free Movement. * Priti Patel: With Brexit done it is time to deliver promised points-based immigration system and take back control of who we let in. From The Sun. * A six-year-old boy who has lived in the UK all of his life has been prevented from returning home to his mother following a holiday after the Home Office revoked his passport. From Independent. * There has been a 10% drop in the number of skilled workers from overseas applying to work in private companies since the Brexit vote, a new report suggests. From Metro. * A 95-year-old Italian man who has been in the UK for 68 years has been asked to prove he is resident in the country by the Home Office in order to remain after Brexit, despite receiving the state pension for the past 32 years. From The Guardian.

Indeed, for the first time in my life, I have become an immigrant without the security blanket of our place in the EU – and I feel so. From Independent. * These immigrants and their children are inevitably conflicted, post-Brexit. Who is welcome here today? Look at the nightmare individual stories emerging from the “settled status” process. From iNews. * Now that the UK has formally left the European Union, it immediately enters an 11-month transition period. What will change? From BBC. * Brexit: where do the EU and UK stand before talks begin? The two sides already appear far apart, with negotiations due to finish by October. From The Guardian. * UK employers are facing continued skills shortages among workers amid concerns that the UK’s future immigration system could cause further problems in finding the right talent, a new report has found. From Yahoo New. * Government’ statement: The UK is ready to work to establish practical provisions to facilitate smooth border crossing arrangements, as part of independent border and immigration systems. From Gov.uk. * Home Secretary Priti Patel has today (6 February 2020) announced that there have been more than 3 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme, according to the latest internal figures. From Gov.uk. Image: FreePik.com