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Immigration reforms – what do they mean for employers?
Politics and Practice podcast
Politics and Practice podcast
Immigration reforms – what do they mean for employers?
Jun 27, 2025
Lord Richard Harrington and Jessica Smart
In this episode Lord Richard Harrington, a member of the House of Lords, former Business Minister and consultant at Stephenson Harwood, is joined by Partner and UK immigration specialist Jessica Smart, to discuss the Government's proposed changes to the UK's immigration system, which was published in May.
The Labour government, like so many governments before it, lauded its plans as a means of reforming the UK's immigration system, restoring control to borders, and to heal trust in politics through actions, not words. But what do the proposed changes mean for businesses?