May has seen expected disappointments, climb downs, shock and us uttering the words ‘YES!’ in relation to immigration but at least we have had some glorious weather. This was the month which bore the dreaded return of the Immigration Bill to Parliament with a flurry, and we witnessed its unfortunate passing at its second reading. This Bill has brought us closer to ending freedom of movement, a more restrictive points-based system reducing migrants to mere points and salaries, all while overlooking the talents every single migrant brings to the UK. Naturally, further disappointments are anticipated down the road as amendments to the Bill are dismissed, and it passes all the stages to make its way into the history books, as will the times we are living in.

Read on for a summary on what happened in the last month

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