Pressure grows for immigration targets to exclude foreign students

Figures show under 5,000 foreign students stayed on in UK after visas expired, with Theresa May looking isolated on the issueTheresa May’s determination to continue counting foreign students in the government’s immigration target left her increasingly isolated on Thursday night, after official figures revealed that fewer than 5,000 a year stay on after their visa expires.A string of Conservative and opposition politicians called on the prime minister to end the focus on overseas stud