English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration

<p>Keir Starmer says system ‘will be tightened up’ in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in elections</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/11/labours-immigration-shake-up-challenges-decades-of-party-policy">Labour’s immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policy</a></li></ul><p>Adults accompanying foreign workers to the UK will be expected to pass an English language test and care homes will be <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/11/uk-to-time-limit-visas-for-roles-below-graduate-level-under-new-migration-plan">prevented from recruiting staff from abroad</a> as part of a swathe of new measures to be revealed by Keir Starmer to “tighten up” the immigration system.</p><p>Amid a recent surge in support for Reform UK, the prime minister will say on Monday that overseas arrivals should commit “to learning our language” and will promise to overhaul a “broken system” that encourages businesses to “bring in lower-paid workers”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/11/english-test-among-range-of-labour-measures-to-control-immigration">Continue reading...</a>