Sophie Barrett-Brown and Miglena Ilieva discuss the demise of the Conservative immigration target

18 June 2019

Senior Partner Sophie Barrett-Brown and Senior Solicitor Miglena Ilieva outline how attitudes towards immigration have recently shifted in Britain. In the wake of Theresa May’s unsuccessful attempt to reduce net migration through her notorious ‘hostile environment’ policy, Sophie and Miglena outline why this policy failed, what impact this has had on migration to the UK, and how changing attitudes in the UK may impact the incoming Prime Minister.

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