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Cable blames May’s ‘rigidity’ for Indian student visa row

Sir Vince Cable

By: Sarwar Alam

The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, today (20) blamed British prime minister Theresa May’s rigidity for India’s exclusion from a list of countries offered easier student visa norms. Cable, a former business minister in the Conservative-led coalition government who has campaigned for students to be left out of the government’s annual migration targets, branded the latest move a “retrograde step” that could damage bilateral relations. “The government will have to show flexibility on this issue it’s Theresa May’s rigidity which is reflected in this announcement,” Cable said at the opening of a two-day UK-India Leadership Conclave at…

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