Suella Braverman has announced a crackdown on overseas students bringing family members to the UK as part of a push to reduce net migration.
The home secretary said all foreign students – apart from those on postgraduate research programmes – will be banned from bringing their dependents from January 2024.
Ms Braverman said there had been an “unexpected” spike in the number of dependents – saying the economic benfits brough by students could “not be at the…