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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin

UK care homes to be banned from recruiting overseas workers

  • 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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