24 m. ago Labour's immigration crackdown: key points explained — from faster deportations to axing care worker visas

The Prime Minister will unveil plans to make it harder for foreigners to permanently settle in the UK

Economics

20 h. ago Care homes face ban on recruiting workers from abroad in huge visa crackdown

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government will close the care worker visa route to end the reliance on overseas staff in a crackdown on immigration unveiled on Monday

Economics

20 h. ago 'Absolute folly': John Swinney slams plans to overhaul immigration and axe care worker visas

The Labour UK government is to set out its plans on immigration, including ending care worker visas and reducing low-skilled visas.

Economics

21 h. ago Government to close care worker visa for overseas recruitment, says Cooper

Ministers are due to publish their Immigration White Paper on Monday.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Social care will collapse’: Independent readers react to family visa crackdown

Readers weigh in on the impact of new care worker visa rules – from fears of a collapsing sector and rising costs to calls for better wages and homegrown training to fill the gap

Politics

2 w. ago Give abused migrant workers new visa to stay in the UK, home secretary urged

Law firms write to home secretary Yvette Cooper over ‘serious concerns’ about treatment of migrant workers arriving in the UK on sponsored visas

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