I'm Neil Patterson. Welcome to the Sky News Daily, where on this edition we will be discussing the issue of our times.

No, not the cost of living crisis, not the war in Ukraine or the war in Gaza, for that matter.

Not the State of the Health Service, the education system or the judiciary.

It's not even people coming here in boats, big or small,

although we may well touch upon that. Instead, the frenzy of activity from an increasingly

beleaguered conservative government would lead you to believe that dealing with people coming to

this country entirely legally is top of the to-do list. He's barely been home secretary five minutes, but already

James Cleverley has a five-point plan to bring net migration down from an eye-watering 745,000,

and whisper it, keep some of his colleagues on site. Later, I'll be speaking to a senior figure

in the care sector, which could be significantly affected by the

changes proposed by Mr Cleverley. But first, to explain exactly what's going on here, I am flanked by

our political editor, Beth Ridby, and our business correspondent, Paul Kelso.

Paul, to you first, just walk us through it. This five-point plan, what is it, and what is it designed

to achieve? This is legal migration entirely in

the gift of ministers, a decision they've been free to make, unlike illegal migration. Five point

plan, broadly speaking. An increase in the minimum salary threshold you need to earn to get a

skilled work visa from overseas to 38,700 pounds.

That's up from 26,000 pounds.

So a big increase there.

Health and social care visas should be said are exempt from that.

But if you're a health and social care worker

and they account for the majority of skilled work visas in the last year,

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