#Latest news with #CareWorkersSky News13-05-2025PoliticsSky NewsPolitics latest: Yvette Cooper and Robert Jenrick to face questions on Sky News after PM launched immigration crackdownStarmer's migration package is significant - but will it be enough? There's little doubt Sir Keir Starmer's proposals to curb legal migration are substantial and are likely to result in a meaningful reduction. That the ban on new care workers from overseas is causing angst in the sector is proof that it will make a difference, regardless of the arguments for and against the plan. Increasing the educational qualifications and English language requirements simply squeezes the eligibility of potential migrants. The decision to double from five to 10 years the wait to become a permanent resident means a much tougher qualifying period than the US. This is a significant package. But will it be enough, given we have had other substantial packages under previous administrations? Perhaps - but we will not know for years. But as well as moving the policy debate, the prime minister is also changing the political terms of discussion.
Sky News13-05-2025PoliticsSky NewsPolitics latest: Yvette Cooper and Robert Jenrick to face questions on Sky News after PM launched immigration crackdownStarmer's migration package is significant - but will it be enough? There's little doubt Sir Keir Starmer's proposals to curb legal migration are substantial and are likely to result in a meaningful reduction. That the ban on new care workers from overseas is causing angst in the sector is proof that it will make a difference, regardless of the arguments for and against the plan. Increasing the educational qualifications and English language requirements simply squeezes the eligibility of potential migrants. The decision to double from five to 10 years the wait to become a permanent resident means a much tougher qualifying period than the US. This is a significant package. But will it be enough, given we have had other substantial packages under previous administrations? Perhaps - but we will not know for years. But as well as moving the policy debate, the prime minister is also changing the political terms of discussion.
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