Tory immigration policies risk over-reliance on Chinese students, ex-universities minister warns

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The Conservative party's scorched earth" immigration policies risk UK universities becoming increasingly reliant on students from China to avoid financial crisis, a former universities minister has said.

It comes as estimates suggest 25% of tuition fee income at leading British universities already comes from China.