UK waters down plan for £38,700 minimum salary to bring over foreign spouses – POLITICO

UK waters down plan for £38,700 minimum salary to bring over foreign spouses – POLITICO

LONDON — The U.K. government softened its controversial plan to make it more difficult for people to bring non-British spouses to the U.K. Under a major legal migration shake-up announced earlier this month, the Home Office declared that it would significantly raise the minimum salary that British citizens or migrants already settled in the U.K. … Read more

UK’s Sunak likens Italy’s Meloni to Margaret Thatcher – POLITICO

UK’s Sunak likens Italy’s Meloni to Margaret Thatcher – POLITICO

ROME — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak likened Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Margaret Thatcher as he called on European leaders to channel the old Conservative British leader’s “radicalism” and challenge decades-old rules around refugees. “Thatcher understood that ideas are only important if they can be implemented,” Sunak said in a speech at the … Read more

Finland shuts Russia border again hours after reopening – POLITICO

Finland shuts Russia border again hours after reopening – POLITICO

Finland’s government decided on Thursday to once again close the country’s entire eastern border with Russia — from Friday night until January 14 — due to another influx of asylum seekers mere hours after it had reopened two crossing points. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen told a press conference that “entry started faster than expected when the … Read more

Can the COVID Inquiry secure Boris Johnson’s legacy? – POLITICO

Can the COVID Inquiry secure Boris Johnson’s legacy? – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — In a strip-lit hearing room in central London this week, 1,353 days after his first COVID lockdown, Boris Johnson finally testified to the U.K.’s inquiry into the pandemic.  The ex-prime minister’s allies believe he gave a competent account of himself to aid … Read more