PM is considering a new “growth visa” to help alleviate labor shortages and boost the economy. 

In light of the worsening labor shortage and in an effort to boost the economy, Rishi Sunak is thinking about creating a new “growth visa.”

A Downing Street official officially broke the news, stating that the new visa path, an idea put forth by the prime minister’s predecessor, Liz Truss, is still being considered.

Ms. Truss came up with the idea for the “growth visa” as part of a government drive to ensure that Britain has enough skilled workers to finish infrastructure projects in the rail, wind, nuclear, telecom, digital, and roads sectors.

Many, however, think that the action would put him at odds with Home Secretary Suella Braverman, whose stated long-term objective is to limit net immigration.

Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, has declared that her long-term goal is to limit net immigration, according to comments she made at the Conservative Party conference.

In order to reduce net immigration, Ms. Braverman and Robert Jenrick, the Minister for Immigration, are putting restrictions on the number of dependents that students are allowed to bring to the UK and tightening the criteria for those who stay after graduation.

Fast-track visas “make sense” in some situations, according to Mr. Jenrick, who noted this week that Health and Social Care visas have brought in “tens of thousands of doctors and nurses” to support the NHS.

He did, however, added that given that five million people in the UK were “economically inactive,” the government also wanted to put pressure on companies to train more local employees.