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She said the new proposal to keep nursing at the university was contingent on further discussions with the Welsh government and NHS bodies but she was "hopeful".

"Right now it does feel like there's sort of layers on layers of bad news coming out of the Midlands, but I'm very hopeful that we will find a way through," Lycett said.

Carvalho, in preparing for immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, said in January that he was hopeful that agents could be kept off campus entirely.

“It was pleasant. He was really positive about the letter and appreciated the fact that I made the outreach. I am hopeful, moving forward, that we can follow up on it.”

"We are hopeful that the government's legislation that they're introducing will be an opportunity for more work, more employers to think differently about how they design jobs," Ms McNeil added.