Immigration Reforms Won’t Save ‘A Huge Amount’ Of Money | Paul Johnson

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“It doesn’t save a huge amount of money – it may make a small difference to the number of people who see the UK as an attractive destination.” Reforms expected to be introduced through the Immigration and Asylum bill are set to reduce the eligibility of immigrants for state benefits, while it’s difficult to say what impact the reduction of migration under the Labour government could make to the economy more broadly, says economist and The Times columnist Paul Johnson. Paul Johnson and Tom Calver were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com

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