Minister attacks universities over visa comments

By John Morgan. The immigration minister has accused universities of creating “a self-fulfilling prophecy for bad news” on student visas. Appearing before peers yesterday, Mark Harper also admitted the government had failed to get its messaging right on changes to post-study work for overseas students – but repeated his opposition to taking students out of the net migration figures.
Mr Harper appeared to suggest that public criticism of the Home Office’s policies by universities had alarmed potential overseas students about coming to study in the UK. More...