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• [New] British travellers heading to Schengen EU countries will have to start paying a €7 visa fee by the end of 2022, the European Commission has confirmed. Which? News
• The significant degree of consensus that now exists between the two main parties on the key high ground of immigration policy might ultimately prove a problem rather than a solution for the latent immigration tensions which remain in British society. Social Market Foundation
• Greater cooperation on services - which might include visa-free travel for British people working in the EU, or mutual recognition of qualifications - was the next big area where the UK hoped to make progress. The Guardian
• Visa concerns are a major impediment for workers participating in strike action, since uncertainties around the very limited British right to strike involve ambiguities around what could be interpreted as breach of contract and potentially affect workers' visas. The Sociological Review
• 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

Last updated: 21 September 2026