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Today, we remember all those who have served and sacrificed for our country.
Lest we forget.
Lest we forget.
Facial recognition is the biggest breakthrough for catching criminals since DNA matching, already helping police take thousands of dangerous criminals off our streets.
New laws and an independent watchdog will make sure police use it fairly and responsibly.
New laws and an independent watchdog will make sure police use it fairly and responsibly.
Anyone seeking settlement, regardless of when they arrived in the country, will first need to meet four non-negotiable conditions:
➡️ A spotless criminal record - up from the current threshold of a 12-month suspended sentence
➡️ English spoken to a high standard with an equivalent to A-Level English as a foreign language
➡️ No debt owed to the taxpayer
➡️ A record of sustained National Insurance contributions
➡️ A spotless criminal record - up from the current threshold of a 12-month suspended sentence
➡️ English spoken to a high standard with an equivalent to A-Level English as a foreign language
➡️ No debt owed to the taxpayer
➡️ A record of sustained National Insurance contributions
Under the Earned Settlement model set out before Parliament today, the right to live in the UK permanently will no longer be granted automatically after five years.
Instead, it will be earned.
Under the reforms:
➡️The standard route to settlement will double from five to 10 years
➡️ People who enter illegally, including by small boat, face a wait of up to 30 years to settle
➡️ Care workers who meet the visa requirements will retain a five-year route
➡️ Higher earners on more than £50,000, skilled public service workers and refugees arriving on safe and legal routes will be able to settle in five years
➡️ Migrants who claim benefits face a 20-year wait for settlement
➡️ Migrants with a criminal record will be prevented from settling in the UK
➡️ Migrants will be required to meet A-level standard English to settle in the UK
Instead, it will be earned.
Under the reforms:
➡️The standard route to settlement will double from five to 10 years
➡️ People who enter illegally, including by small boat, face a wait of up to 30 years to settle
➡️ Care workers who meet the visa requirements will retain a five-year route
➡️ Higher earners on more than £50,000, skilled public service workers and refugees arriving on safe and legal routes will be able to settle in five years
➡️ Migrants who claim benefits face a 20-year wait for settlement
➡️ Migrants with a criminal record will be prevented from settling in the UK
➡️ Migrants will be required to meet A-level standard English to settle in the UK