Top Tories slapped down the Home Secretary after business chiefs like Sir James Dyson warned her proposals would lead to Britain’s “long-term economic decline".
Mrs May announced a clampdown on foreign students in December after being attacked for failing to limit immigration.
But business leaders said it was “short-sighted” not to try to retain the brightest graduates, and the plan was finally blocked by a panicked George Osborne this week.
Mrs May announced a clampdown on foreign students in December after being attacked for failing to limit immigration.
But business leaders said it was “short-sighted” not to try to retain the brightest graduates, and the plan was finally blocked by a panicked George Osborne this week.