41 m. ago Nurses, universities and some Labour MPs criticise Government's new immigration rules

The GMB union said plans to scrap care visas could be ‘catastrophic’ for the sector

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4 h. ago Coachload of newly arrived Channel migrants mock Starmer's immigration crackdown: On the same day he vowed to 'take back control' and stop UK becoming 'island of strangers'

The latest incomers are on the same day the Prime Minister admitted mass immigration risks making Britain an 'island of strangers' as he vowed action.

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8 h. ago Panicking Starmer admits mass immigration risks making Britain an 'island of strangers' as he tries to head off Reform surge

Keir Starmer deployed the Brexit slogan at a press conference in Downing Street as he pledged to end the 'betrayal' of Britain's reliance on cheap foreign labour.

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8 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows to ‘take back control of borders’ as he unveils tighter immigration rules

Starmer announces every area of UK’s immigration system will be tightened

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9 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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9 h. ago Will this REALLY get immigration under control? Labour's plan says arrivals must be degree educated, have fluent English and wait 10 years for citizenship but NO cap on numbers

Keir Starmer is pledging to end the 'betrayal' of Britain's reliance on cheap foreign labour, hiking skills thresholds and toughening rules on fluency in English.

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19 h. ago English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration

Keir Starmer says system ‘will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in electionsLabour’s immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policyAdults accompanying foreign workers to the UK will be expected to pass an English language test and care homes will be prevented from recruiting staff from abroad as part of a swathe of new measures to be revealed by Keir Starmer to “tighten up” the immigration system.Amid a recent surge in support for Reform UK, the prime minister will say on Monday that overseas arrivals should commit “to learning our language” and will promise to overhaul a “broken system” that encourages businesses to “bring in lower-paid workers”. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Huge change to UK immigration rules unveiled as Yvette Cooper promises to 'restore order'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the long-awaited Immigration White Paper would "restore control and order to the immigration system" - reducing overall numbers while boosting economic growth

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4 d. ago Don't Let It Be! Son of legendary Beatles producer demands Labour 'listen to artists' as he joins Mail campaign against controversial AI proposals

Giles Martin used Artificial Intelligence to 'reunite' The Beatles for the John Lennon hit Now And Then two years ago, but warns Labour 's plan for the technology 'makes no sense at all'.

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6 d. ago John Swinney pledges 100,000 more GP appointments for Scots to reduce pressure on NHS

Anas Sarwar accused the SNP of having "nicked" the plan for more appointments from Labour.

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8 d. ago EMMA LEWELL: 'Labour doesn't need to be welded to a plan for change

Labour MP Emma Lewell writes: "Strong governments listen to the public and their MPs who are telling them they are making grave mistakes...Strong governments admit mistakes and change."

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1 week ago Solar panels on all new UK homes by 2027 under new Labour plan

Currently two in five newly built homes do not have solar panels

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1 week ago Now Unions reject Ed's Green lunacy: Unite warns Labour's Net Zero plan will become 'millstone' as No.10 refuses to guarantee Miliband will keep his job

Amid growing unrest over the green agenda, Unite took aim at the Government's 'laughable' inaction to protect jobs.

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1 week ago Now Unions reject Ed's Green luncacy: Unite warns Labour's Net Zero plan will become 'millstone' as No.10 refuses to guarantee Miliband will keep his job

Amid growing unrest over the green agenda, Unite took aim at the Government's 'laughable' inaction to protect jobs.

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2 w. ago Starmer faces Labour revolt over plan to raid bank accounts of benefit claimants

Welfare fraud bill would allow funds to be taken from bank accounts and driving licences to be cancelledShould benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think soKeir Starmer is facing a rebellion over his plan to use direct deductions from people’s bank accounts and the cancellation of driving licences as part of a government crackdown on welfare fraud and over-claiming.In an attempt to claw back the annual £9.7bn in benefit overpayments made by the Department for Work and Pensions due to fraud or error, the government has adopted Conservative plans for debt recovery. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UN refugee agency backs return hubs in boost to potential Labour plan

There have been reports that the UK Government could seek to send failed asylum seekers to overseas hubs in the Balkans.

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3 w. ago Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill itAmid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving its growth forecast last month, one remarkable finding gets too little attention. It predicts housebuilding will rise to its highest level in 40 years, adding 0.2% growth or £6.8bn by 2029-30, potentially rising to more than 0.4% by 2034-35. The government has said that housing scores the biggest positive growth effect from a “zero-cost policy” the OBR has ever forecast.This is especially remarkable given that 2024 saw the fewest planning permissions granted for new homes for a decade, and the worst on record, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Planning applications plummeted when the last government scrapped councils’ mandatory housing targets, but since Labour reimposed a national planning policy framework, applications in the works have risen by more than 160%.Polly Toyn...

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3 w. ago Why was I deported from Hong Kong? There should be no more ministerial visits until the UK gets an explanation | Wera Hobhouse

The government needs to be clear-eyed about the threats China poses – not just accept them as the cost of doing businessLast week, my husband and I flew to Hong Kong with real excitement to see my family and meet our newborn grandson for the first time. Welcoming a family member is a precious moment and this was going to be a special trip. But what would have become an incredible memory – seeing our grandson for the first time – was snatched from us before we reached the baggage carousel.Arriving at passport control, all seemed well. I handed my passport to a polite immigration official who put it into the computer system, and then paused. At this point I realised that something had been flagged up. Continue reading...

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last month Voices: The big loser from the collapse of British Steel is Ed Miliband and his green utopianism

Labour came to power with a hugely ambitious plan to accelerate the drive to net zero – just as the country was turning against the costs involved, writes John Rentoul

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last month Labour MP calls for Grangemouth action amid British Steel control plan

“The PM recognises the strategic importance of Scunthorpe steel, he really should do the same for Grangemouth oil.”

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