Around 50 demonstrators have rallied against rising visa income thresholds.

The demonstrators, including trade unionists and councillors, marched from Manzil Way in Oxford to a rally in Bonn Square.

They heard from local workers who expressed their fears about how the increased income requirements for visas will impact their lives.

Oxford Mail: The protest against against new visa income thresholdsThe protest against against new visa income thresholds (Image: Martin Stott)

The threshold will rise from £18,600 for a family visa to £29,000 in spring, and to £38,700 by early 2025.

The increase is above the average UK working wage, which would prevent many couples from being able to live together in the UK.

Oxford Mail: The protest against against new visa income thresholdsThe protest against against new visa income thresholds (Image: Martin Stott)

National general secretary of the Prospect Union, Mike Clancy, urged the government to scrap the new threshold.

Toby James from Prospect UK Atomic Energy Authority branch said: "This shows that the people of Oxford don't stand for this policy."