With its minimum salary requirements, the new system would particularly affect female migrants, who tend to cluster in lower-paid occupations.
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U.K.’s New Immigration Rules Will Restrict Low-Skilled Workers
Business groups denounced the plan, warning of looming labor shortages at a time of nearly full employment.
Sajid Javid, U.K. Finance Chief, Quits as Boris Johnson Shuffles Team
Cabinet changes on Thursday aimed to put a new stamp on the government. Mr. Javid resigned rather than go along with the prime minister’s play for more power over economic policy.
For the Irish, Varadkar May Have Won Brexit, but He Lost the War at Home
Young, gay and multiracial, the Irish prime minister seemed to embody the new Ireland. But he neglected the domestic audience, which is expected to cast him out on Saturday.
Brexit Done? Not So Fast. Britain and E.U. Enter New Trade Deal Battle.
Three days after the U.K.’s formal withdrawal from the European Union, the two sides are squaring off in the “chest beating” phase of negotiations.
What if Brexit Works?
Britain is remaking itself again. The shape of its society and economy, and its place in the world, are very much up for grabs.
With Brexit Official, Britons Start a ‘Brexodus’ From Brussels
For many, it was an awkward and wrenching week of farewells. But most are racing to claim different passports, so they might keep lucrative jobs.
At the Stroke of Brexit, Britain Steps, Guardedly, Into a New Dawn
On a rainy evening of dampened festivities, its epoch-making departure stirred hopes and fears, but also relief that the ordeal is finally over.
Portraits of Brexit Day: U.K. Celebrates and Mourns Leaving E.U.
Three years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, dividing the nation as never before, it finally left on Friday night.
U.K. Leaves E.U., Embarking On an Uncertain Future
Britain formally withdrew from the European Union at 11 p.m. on Friday, after nearly half a century of membership.