# Labour U-turns on immigration crackdown: Home Secretary retreats in face of Angela Rayner-led Left-wing revolt and exempts 300,000 foreign care workers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/labour-u-turns-on-immigration-crackdown-home-secretary-retreats-in-face-of-angela-rayner-led-left-wing-revolt-and-exempts-300000-foreign-care-workers/
- Published: 2026-11-02T16:16:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:28:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258857/Labour-U-turns-immigration-crackdown-Home-Secretary-retreats-crackdown-settlement-rights-Left-wing-revolt.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Markets, UK, World

## Key points

- Most care workers keep the five-year settlement route.
- About 500,000 people will face longer waits.
- Revised rules follow opposition within Labour.

## Summary

The Government has softened plans to lengthen the time many foreign workers must wait to settle permanently in Britain, after opposition from Labour MPs. The revised rules keep the five-year route for most care workers, while changing the proposed waiting periods for other groups.

Of the 1.9 million foreign nationals expected to become eligible for settlement by 2030, about 500,000 will face longer waits under the new plan. More than 282,000 care workers will retain the five-year qualification period, and people who do not qualify after five years can receive another five-year visa to meet the criteria. The changes are due to be phased in from next year; applicants must meet requirements including having no criminal record and speaking English.

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