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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

Arrivals may need better English as part of migration crackdown, suggests No 10

Applicants may need to wait 10 years before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK (Alamy/PA) -

The Government will crack down on record high levels of migration in a forthcoming document, No 10 has suggested, amid reports migrants will need a higher standard of English to work in the UK.

The immigration White Paper is expected to be published next week and is likely to include measures aimed at reducing net migration into the UK, which stood at 728,000 in 2024.

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