Our Scans · UK Immigration System · Weekly Summary

• [New] Waves of newcomers, starting with French and British explorers all the way to the planned broadening of the immigration pool to include 500,000 new arrivals from around the world a year, by 2025, have brought with them their talents, cultures and enthusiasm for a chance at a new life. Macdonald-Laurier Institute
• Many pro-Brexit Britons hoped their vote would see immigration decline. Al Jazeera
• After free movement ended post-Brexit, the U.K. government expanded opportunities for high-skilled workers, launching its Global Talent visa and the High Potential Individual visa. Institute for Progress
• British culture will disappear if immigration remains uncontrolled. The Telegraph
• Many Leave voters sought to return immigration to British national control, in the hope that politicians would then use the powers they now possessed to lower immigration in line with the desires of voters. UnHerd
• Starting in October, Visa plans to increase the interchange fee on digital payments made between European customers and British businesses from 0.3% to 1.5%, as well as vice versa, while the interchange fee for cross-border debit card payments made online will also rise from 0.2% to 1.15%. PaymentsSource

Last updated: 03 August 2026