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UK exempts care workers from plan to impose long delays on immigrants seeking residence
- On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the United Kingdom's new "earned settlement model," doubling the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five years to 10 years for most foreign workers.
- Following a consultation that received more than 200,000 responses, Mahmood modified the policy after facing furious backlash from cabinet colleagues and trade unions over initial, stricter proposals to tighten residency rules.
- The revised policy exempts about 300,000 social care workers retaining a five-year settlement path, while those earning more than £50,271 qualify after five years and highest earners exceeding £125,000 settle within three years.
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham voiced full support for Mahmood, stating "This Home Secretary is gripping this problem, and she has my full support," though Labour MP Tony Vaughan previously led opposition among colleagues.
- Whether potential Labour rebels will challenge the government remains unclear, as defeat on this policy could leave Mahmood's position untenable and weaken Burnham's authority so soon after taking office.
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Britain tightens its permanent residency rules for hundreds of thousands, with exceptions that have provoked right-wing anger and criticism from the left, as debate escalates over the cost of new policies for immigrants, the economy and the labour party.
Today, the British Government announced new amendments to the permanent residence regime, increasing the waiting period required for most foreign workers to obtain indefinite residence from 5 to 10 years, as part of the tightening of immigration policies.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right8Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 34% Center
Bias Distribution
- 35% of the sources lean Left, 34% of the sources are Center
35% Left
L 35%
C 34%
R 31%
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