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Douglas Carswell’s “Bright Purple” venture, to create a future-facing UKIP, may be the most audacious modernisation project in British politics, writes Sunder Katwala.

British Future and ConservativeHome asked “how do you make promises you can keep on immigration?” to Owen Paterson MP, Mark Field MP, Isabel Oakeshott and Sunder Katwala

“Immigration is not a bad thing,” said Liam Fox MP today at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, “but uncontrolled immigration is.”

‘Immigration: how can we make promises we can keep?’ is the core question at a Conservative Party conference immigration fringe event, hosted by ConservativeHome and British Future, writes Sunder Katwala.

UKIP has joined calls to remove international students from the immigration figures, while they are here to study, writes Sunder Katwala.

Any party that keeps wondering whether the ‘English question’ really needs to be asked will find itself shut out of the conversation, writes Sunder Katwala. Instead they should make it clear that they want to find an answer.

A new report published today looks at the latest trends in the recruitment of international students to UK universities, writes Joe Cryer. The Universities UK report argues that despite positive growth this academic year, there are still concerns over the sharp decline in students from some countries coming to British universities in the previous two years.

Giving voters a choice on Europe,through an EU referendum, is the best way to help win back public trust on immigration, writes Matthew Rhodes

Scotland thought seriously about whether to end the United Kingdom – and chose to mend and save it instead. England must also now find its voice, writes Sunder Katwala.