Speculation has been raised over whether Prime Minister David Cameron will reconsider including foreign students in net migration figures after a source from the Prime Minister's office, No. 10 Downing Street has been quoted saying that Cameron "understands these arguments and is definitely considering a change of policy”. Immigration minister Damian Green has denied the claims.

Six English language schools in Northern Ireland, all of which are members of English UK, have formed a geographical sub-group of the association with an aim of putting Northern Ireland more firmly on the map in terms of tourism and study travel opportunities. The group cites benefits such as low density of international students...