Reform plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants

[Twiglets1]

BBC report following Farage's press conference this afternoon:

Reform UK has announced it would abolish the right of migrants to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK after five years, if the party wins the next election.

Under the plans, Reform would abolish the right of migrants to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) - which gives migrants rights and access to benefits - and reapply for new visas with tougher rules.

Reform will also unveil plans to bar anyone other than British citizens from accessing welfare. The party claims their plans would save £234bn over several decades.

Reform said it would replace ILR with visas that force migrants to reapply every five years. 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.

The announcement launches Reform's fresh assault on what they brand the "Boriswave" - 3.8 million people who entered the UK after Brexit under looser rules brought in by Boris Johnson's administration.

Speaking at a press conference, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the "main reason" for the policy was to "wake everybody up to the Boris wave".

Hundreds of thousands of these migrants, who have come to the UK since 2021, will soon qualify for permanent residence under the ILR scheme.

Reform said the changes would not apply to EU nationals whose settled status is protected under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement, who make up the majority of benefit claimants by people with ILR.

But EU nationals not benefiting from the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement will be subject to the new system.

Reform will also introduce a new scheme called Acute Skills Shortage Visas (ASSV) for jobs in crisis. Under the scheme, firms can hire one worker from abroad only if they train one at home.

Reform will also raise the average wait for UK citizenship from six years to seven.

Reform say their policy is designed to bring Britain into line with other countries such as the US and United Arab Emirates (UAE) and save the UK more than £234bn over what it calls the "lifetime of the average migrant".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c930xypxpqpo

Wait til he finds out what happens to grouse!

Yes. As I said, batshittery of the left was in the context of Triggernometry and I meant trans and that sort of thing.

Yes obviously all politicians should be challenged.

They don't taste very nice though, carp. And they are bottom feeders.

I get what you are saying. Algorithms are a curse. What's the solution though? Go back to five channels and government sanctioned news? It's a bit PRC.

The genie of the internet is out of the bottle unfortunately. And in a free society there's not much to be done to change that.

No solutions, sadly, but I do think we need to hold the tech powers and media owners accountable more - not sure how realistic that is. I just read that Ben Habib’s Advance UK are being backed by both Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk, so will be interesting to see how that plays out on X.

Other than that, I think you seem to have a more optimistic outlook on people’s critical thinking skills than I do; I think that’s something we need to be focusing on more (particularly with AI, etc.) and also more awareness/transparency on how the MSM/social media operates.

Totally derailing now, but that’s simply not true. Are you an angler at all?

I do live next to a river and go fishing in it, mainly for brownies. Carp do nothing for me I'm afraid. Just can't get over the mud taste. Tbf I've only caught carp in a lake and cooked it on a fire, as all fish should be eaten. (In my own personal opinion only, of course).

Why do you ask?

I'd like to know what is true. But I don't know how that is achieved. There's too much babble out there. It's a tragedy that the BBC has ruined trust in itself by its bias. I grew up on the Today programme with Brian Redhead and John Humphries and now it's painful to listen to. No need to have these boring "gotcha" moments. Just let politicians speak without too much interruption. People trip themselves up eventually and reveal themselves.

Yep, I totally agree with you on all of that.

I was wondering if you were bleeding them properly after catching them, or if your source water is unclean. Carp isn’t muddy tasting because of its feeding habits, but more usually because of its source or handling.

Maybe that's the reason. Will try as you suggest! Thank you.