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Introduction of immigration cap 'unlawful'

The High Court has overturned as unlawful the temporary cap of 24,100 a month for non-EU skilled workers to enter the UK

Yesterday the High Court ruled that the home secretary Teresa May had not gone through the proper parliamentary procedures before implementing the cap, which took effect without a vote in Parliament.

The Court stated. "The secretary of state made no secret of her intentions. There can be no doubt that she was attempting to side-step provisions for Parliamentary scrutiny set up under provisions of the 1971 Immigration Act and her attempt was for that reason unlawful."

The English Community Care Association which brought the action said 13% of those who work in care homes come from outside Europe, thousands of staff from the Philippines, India and South Africa could be forced to quit their jobs.

Damian Green Immigration Minister responded “We will do all in our power to continue to prevent a rush of applications before our more permanent measures are in place”

Shadow Home Secretary Ed Balls, for Labour, said the policy "may have sounded good before the election but it wasn't properly thought through and didn't get the scrutiny it deserved".

He added: "David Cameron's flagship election promise to bring net migration down to the tens of thousands has now been watered down from a firm pledge to just an aim."

The LibDems don’t like this policy and want the policy to be as flexible as possible so that businesses are able to recruit highly skilled labour when necessary.