John Swinney responds to Keir Starmer's immigration overhaul

Starmer ‘walked into arms of Farage’ with immigration announcement – Swinney

The Prime Minister announced immigration changes on Monday. The Prime Minister “walked right into the arms of Nigel Farage” with his immigration announcement on Monday, Scotland’s First Minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer announced changes to the system on Monday in a Downing Street address, including making migrants wait 10 years rather than five to apply for settlement or citizenship, increasing required standards of English for those coming t…

Immigration White Paper 2025: Keir Starmer's plan to fix Britain's 'broken' borders revealed

Immigration White Paper: Keir Starmer's plan to fix Britain's 'broken' borders revealed - Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled sweeping immigration reforms, vowing to "take back control of our borders" and end what he called an era of "open borders" under the previous government

John Swinney responds to Keir Starmer's immigration overhaul

John Swinney has accused Keir Starmer of using "divisive language" in a speech on changes to immigration policy that "ignores"…

John Swinney: 'UK immigration changes will damage Scottish economy and NHS'

If Keir Starmer’s plans are approved, migrants will need to spend up to a decade in the UK before they can apply for citizenship and English language requirements will be increased as part of the Government’s immigration crackdown.