Committee chairs add pressure on PM over international students

UCU welcomed the chairs' letter and said more had to be done to help international students who brought huge benefits to the UK, but were being increasingly maligned.

UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: 'The government has made it very clear it wishes to reduce net migration, but it needs to be very careful that it does not end up putting international students off studying in this country. International students bring widespread benefits to the UK and the committee chairs should be applauded for standing up for the increasingly-maligned international student.'

* Business, innovation and skills committee
Public accounts committee
Home affairs committee
Lords science and technology committee
Lords European Union sub-committee F