Academics condemn Rishi Sunak's 'callous' boasting about new ban on international students bringing family members to UK

New student visa rules came into force on January 1

Published 3rd Jan 2024, 04:55 BST

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been condemned by leading academics after “bragging” about a new ban on overseas students bringing their families to the UK.

In his first message of 2024 on social media platform X, the Conservative leader highlighted a Home Office post about the change to student visa rules, which came into force on January 1.