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UK care homes to be banned from recruiting overseas workers

Home secretary Yvette Cooper to set out sweeping measures as Labour attempts to deal with growing threat from Nigel Farage and his Reform party
Home secretary Yvette Cooper to set out sweeping measures as Labour attempts to deal with growing threat from Nigel Farage and his Reform party
  • UK Care Homes will be barred from recruiting overseas workers in a government effort to reduce net migration to significantly below 500,000 annually.
  • The move is part of Labour's new migration strategy, aiming to address challenges posed by Nigel Farage and his Reform party.
  • Home Secretary Yvette Cooper cited high immigration levels and a lack of domestic training as factors "undermining the economy."
  • The crackdown on care worker visas follows a significant increase in overseas recruitment in the sector.
  • Concerns have been raised about the potential impact on already strained Care Homes, with some facing possible closure due to staffing shortages.
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