"At a tetchy press conference on Monday, Farage claimed the policy was aimed at stopping 800,000 people from becoming eligible for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) between 2026 and 2030. Farage said this group which he called the Boriswave because they arrived under post-Brexit changes made by Boris Johnson tended to be young and low-skilled and were going to be a huge burden on the state by claiming benefits."
"Speaking alongside his policy chief, Zia Yusuf, Farage pledged to abolish ILR and force people to reapply for visas every five years, with stringent salary and English language requirements and tougher rules around bringing dependants. He left open the possibility that families in the UK could be broken up and that Ukrainians and Hongkongers who moved here using special resettlement routes could have their rights to remain revoked."
"In response, Downing Street said the UK was at a crossroads between national renewal under Keir Starmer and the path of division and decline which Reform wants to put the country on. Starmer is preparing to make a major speech pledging to take the fight to Farage and proposing that the UK will reject division and hate fuelled by the far right."
Nigel Farage pledged to abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR), require five-year visa reapplications, and impose stricter salary, English language, and dependant rules. The proposal targets about 800,000 people who arrived under post-Brexit changes and were described as young and low-skilled, with an alleged risk of claiming benefits. The policy could lead to family separations and might revoke rights for Ukrainians and Hongkongers who used special resettlement routes. The plans drew cross-party criticism concentrated on practicality and morality. Downing Street framed the choice as national renewal under Keir Starmer versus Reform’s divisive approach, and Starmer plans a major rebuttal.
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