Doubling leave to remain timeframe for UK care workers ‘cruel’, say campaigners

A dispute has emerged within the UK government over immigration policy for care workers. Home Office Minister Mike Tapp has proposed excluding migrant care workers from new government settlement requirements that would extend the permanent residency waiting period to ten years. The proposal has generated disagreement with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. However, workers' rights campaigners support Tapp's plan, arguing that subjecting care workers to a ten-year requirement would be cruel and unconscionable. According to the Guardian, the tension reflects broader questions about immigration policy and workforce needs in the care sector.

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