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U.K. Tightens Immigration Rules Amidst Political Pressure

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced immigration reforms to reduce migration, including stricter English language tests and extended residency requirements for permanent status, impacting various immigrant groups and sectors like care work, causing controversy and calls for Scotland to control...

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Labour Unveils Immigration Plan: System Overhaul, No Cap on Numbers

Labour's new immigration plan, unveiled today, aims for a substantial reduction in net migration by reforming the system, requiring a decade-long residency for citizenship and English proficiency, but faces criticism for lacking a numerical cap, unlike the successful Reform UK approach in recent loc...

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Labour to Overhaul UK Immigration System with Stricter Language Tests and 10-Year Settlement Rule

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announced a plan to overhaul the UK's immigration system, requiring all visa applicants and their adult dependents to meet stricter English language standards and increasing the settlement period to ten years, impacting up to 50,000 lower-skilled workers annually.

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Labour's Water Policy Failure Linked to Electoral Losses

Labour's poor performance in recent local elections is linked to their failure to challenge Reform UK's populist appeal on water privatization; private water companies' mismanagement and Labour's perceived inaction fuel public anger and distrust.

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Labour MPs Rebel Against Starmer's Disability Benefit Cuts

Over 80 Labour MPs oppose Keir Starmer's plan to cut £7 billion from disability benefits by June, citing concerns over the impact on three million vulnerable people and lack of transparency; this internal division threatens Starmer's leadership and increases the chance of Nigel Farage becoming Prime...

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Labour Faces Revolt Amidst Record Reform Poll Surge

YouGov polls show the Reform party at 29%, seven points ahead of Labour (22%) and the Tories (17%), following Labour's significant losses in local elections and a by-election, sparking internal debate and pressure on Keir Starmer over the means-tested winter fuel allowance.

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Labour's Delay on Conversion Therapy Ban Sparks Outrage

The Labour government's continued delay in banning conversion therapy in the UK, seven years after its initial pledge, is facing criticism from LGBTQ+ campaigners, who argue it endangers LGBTQ+ individuals and sends a message that their safety is negotiable. The Scottish government has also suspende...

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UK Tightens Immigration Rules, Bans Overseas Care Worker Recruitment

The UK government will tighten immigration rules, requiring English language tests for accompanying adults, banning overseas care worker recruitment, and extending the settlement period to 10 years, aiming to reduce net migration and improve integration.

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UK Immigration Crackdown: Stricter Visa Rules and Deportation of Foreign Criminals

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a new immigration policy tightening visa rules, deporting foreign criminals regardless of sentence length, and ending the care worker visa; aiming to reduce net migration substantially, but without setting a numerical target.

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Green Party Co-Leader Resigns to Focus on Net-Zero Campaign

Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer is stepping down to focus on her constituency and campaign for a 'just transition' to net zero, criticizing the Labour government's response to Reform UK's misinformation campaign framing net zero as harmful to working people.

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UK Government's £4.2 Million Foreign Visa Bill Sparks Controversy

The UK government spent £566,000 on foreign employee visas in the first eight months after the July 2024 election, with the Department of Work and Pensions accounting for the largest share (£368,655), and is projected to spend £4.2 million by 2029.

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Labour MP's Remarks on Grooming Gangs Spark Outrage

Labour MP Lucy Powell's dismissal of concerns about child sexual exploitation as 'political point scoring' sparked outrage from grooming gang victims and criticism from opposition parties, leading to Downing Street's defense of her comments and accusations of downplaying the severity of the issue.

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