93 m. ago Care homes will close thanks to Starmer’s immigration crackdown, providers warn

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the closure of the care worker visa for overseas recruitment as part of the government's immigration reforms

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer's immigration crackdown: What are Labour's stricter new rules?

Sir Keir Starmer talked tough at today's Downing Street press conference, but what is he actually planning to do in practice?

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4 h. ago Labour's immigration white paper: Key points explained — from faster deportations to axing care worker visas

Prime Minister unveils plans to make it harder for foreigners to permanently settle in the UK

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer unveils immigration crackdown as PM promises to tighten 'every area of system'

The Prime Minister is setting out Labour’s sweeping plan to cut net migration into the UK at a press conference on Monday morning

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6 h. 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

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14 h. ago Labour's immigration crackdown criticised for not containing cap on numbers as Keir Starmer set to unveil plan in full that will mean arrivals will have to 'earn the right to stay' in Britain

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the plan would mean a 'substantial' drop on last year's net migration figure of 728,000, but refused to put a cap on numbers, saying it was a 'failed approach'.

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26 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

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26 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.

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

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

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29 h. ago Immigration crackdown as Labour panics over Reform: Yvette Cooper vows tougher visa rules and deportation for ANY crime

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted immigration will fall 'substantially' as she prepares to publish a white paper, with Labour panicking over Reform.

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40 h. ago Labour crackdown on immigration with new powers to deport foreign nationals convicted of any crime as Keir Starmer responds to growing threat posed by Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Under Home Secretary Yvette Cooper 's plans, the Home Office will be told of all foreign nationals convicted of any offence, while officials will be given wider powers to remove them from the UK.

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4 d. ago Migrants ‘must speak fluent English’ to work in UK under Labour’s latest immigration crackdown

Plans setting out Labour’s immigration reforms are expected next week

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6 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

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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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