UK Softens Settlement Rules: Care Workers Qualify in Five Years
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will let up to 300,000 people, mostly care workers, apply for settlement after five years, scrapping a proposed 15-year wait after cabinet backlash.
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Public Finances
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Public Finances
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