"Last week, Reform UK announced it will replace ILR with visas and force migrants to reapply every five years, if the party wins the next election. That includes hundreds of thousands of migrants currently in the UK. Applicants would also have to meet certain criteria, including a higher salary threshold and standard of English. ILR is a key route to gaining British citizenship and allows people to claim benefits."
""These are people who have been in our country a long time, are contributing to our society, maybe working in, I don't know, hospitals, schools, running businesses - our neighbours, and Reform says it wants to deport them in certain circumstances. "I think it is a real sign of just how divisive they are and that their politics and their policies will tear this country apart.""
Labour's conference in Liverpool takes place amid pressure from opinion polls showing Reform UK gaining ground and speculation over party leadership. Reform UK proposes replacing indefinite leave to remain with visas requiring reapplication every five years, higher salary thresholds, and an English standard, affecting hundreds of thousands currently in the UK. The change would alter a key route to British citizenship and benefit entitlement. The Prime Minister described long-term legal migrants as contributors to communities and characterized Reform's deportation-linked proposals as deeply divisive and potentially destructive. Reform's leadership accused the Prime Minister of desperation in response.
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