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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Rob Parsons

'Stop bringing in foreign workers to fill social care jobs', says Bolton Tory MP Chris Green

The social care sector is facing its worst staffing shortage in living memory and things are only getting worse. But is the answer to cut the visa scheme that allows foreign workers to come in and look after our most vulnerable loved ones?

That's the view of the New Conservatives, a group featuring a number of Greater Manchester MPs who say their plan to stop issuing visas to care workers will help cut migration levels and mean homegrown workers should end up getting paid more.

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