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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Nigel Farage roundly condemned over plan to abolish indefinite leave to remain

Nigel Farage
Labour figures accused Nigel Farage of seeking to ‘break up families’ and ‘foster division’. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

Nigel Farage has faced cross-party condemnation after threatening hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants with deportation by pledging to abolish the main route towards permanent settlement in the UK.

The Reform UK leader was roundly criticised over the principle and practicality of his proposals, with Labour figures accusing him of seeking to “break up families” and “foster division”.

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