PM urged to remove overseas students from migration target

The chairmen of five parliamentary committees have written to David Cameron to urge him to remove overseas student numbers from migration targets.
They are asking him to "reconcile" the "tensions" between tougher restrictions and the desire for economic growth.
Net migration figures fell last year, with officials saying this was "largely due" to a drop in foreign students.
But the government says it is committed to stamping out abuses of the immigration system. Read more...