Boris Johnson unveils new visa for brains after Brexit – but it’s branded a ‘gimmick’

Boris Johnson has been accused of a “marketing gimmick” after unveiling a new visa to attract top brains to the UK after Brexit.

The PM will launch a ‘Global Talent’ scheme to attract the world’s leading scientists, researchers and mathematicians.

He will boast it has a fast-track application system and no cap on the number of people who can enter the UK.

But the visa it is replacing already offers some applicants a fast-track option and has never hit its cap of 2,000 people.

Lib Dem Home Affairs spokeswoman Christine Jardine claimed: “This announcement is nothing more than a marketing gimmick.

“Changing the name of a visa and removing a cap that’s never been hit is not a serious plan.”

She called for an urgent clarification for the rules on millions more families who will not be able to use the special visa.

The new visa will come with £60m a year in cash to double funding for new PhDs and boost the number of maths fellowships.



It will replace the current Tier 1 Exceptional Talent route, which was used successfully by 550 people in 2018/19.

The Home Office said the new system will widen eligibility and offer more people a fast-track process – as long as they are endorsed by a relevant UK body.

 

source: /www.mirror.co.uk

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