Would the new Tory plan bring down immigration?
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has proposed making it more difficult for new immigrants to be able to permanently settle in the UK. She says her party wants to double the time it takes for new migrants to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status from five years to 10 years.
New Tory plan would see more than half of migrants barred from staying in UK
Indefinite leave to remain would only be granted to those who have been "net contributors" to the economy over the past decade.
More than half of migrants would be barred from remaining in Britain under Tory plans
They will need to have been working for 10 years in UK without ever claiming benefits and earning at least £28,000 a year in today’s prices
Tories would bar benefit-claim migrants from settling in UK
Migrants on work visas who claim benefits will be barred from settling indefinitely in the UK, under Kemi Badenoch's first major policy announcement as Tory leader. Badenoch said the period before migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain - which paves the way for British citizenship - should be extended from five to 10 years.
More than HALF of migrants would be barred from Britain as they wouldn't earn enough under Tory immigration plans
Over half of migrant workers would be prohibited from staying in Britain as they wouldn't earn enough, should the Conservatives come to power under their new immigration plans. Kemi Badenoch said migrants granted indefinite leave must be “net contributors” over the 10 years,
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