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Top Tory contender Robert Jenrick says ‘no Indian visas without return agreement’

Jenrick, one of the four remaining candidates to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party, has vowed to severely restrict visas to countries that refuse to accept the return of illegal migrants, particularly targeting India and Vietnam. He claimed that while 250,000 visas were granted to Indian nationals in 2023 for work, visits, and study, an estimated 100,000 Indians currently reside illegally in the UK, and “returns remain stuck in the hundreds.”