UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper plans to raise visa requirements and train UK workers to reduce migration.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced plans to "properly control" migration in the UK, with reforms set to increase the skilled visa threshold to degree-level and require employers to train UK workers. The changes aim to reduce net migration, which hit 728,000 in 2024, by tightening recruitment for jobs with skills shortages and establishing a group to examine sectors reliant on overseas workers.