Starmer reveals Labour's immigration plans: Will this impact UK's economy?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils sweeping reforms to the UK’s immigration system in a bid to curb levels of net migration. In a speech on Monday, Starmer declared that securing indefinite leave to remain in Britain is “a privilege that must be earned, not a right” as he laid out a series of measures that will make it harder to move to the UK and obtain citizenship. The prime minister rebuffed claims that lower migration would lead to slower growth in the UK. “The idea that higher migration leads to higher growth has been tested in the past four years – growth didn’t shift, it stayed stagnant,” he said. Under the plans, the time a person must have spent in the UK to qualify for residency rights will be doubled from five to ten years. That time could be reduced based on a “contributions-based model”, which will look at whether they have paid in taxes on time, among other factors. Read more of the story here 👇 https://www.cityam.com/immigration-rules-to-be-tightened-up-in-labour-white-paper/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam Produced by: Fonie Mitsopoulou, Emmanuel Nwosu, Scarlett Wild