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Cameron faces the Common's most influential backbenchers today
The PM survives the backbenchers

By Ian Dunt David Cameron survived two and half hours of scrutiny from the most powerful backbenchers in Westminster this afternoon. It was the prime minister’s first contact with the liaison committee, which is composed of the chairmen of the various Commons committees. The 33 MPs asked him questions on a seemingly limitless variety of… Read more »

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Business is wary of the potential economic impact of the cap
Official advice: Cut worker immigration by 25%

By Peter Wozniak The number of skilled workers coming to the UK ought to be cut by between 13% and 25%, the government’s immigration advisers have recommended. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) put a figure on how many skilled workers the country needs for the next financial year and found the number should be somewhere… Read more »