Voices: ‘This will be disastrous’: Independent readers fear social care collapse after visa ban

Yvette Cooper’s announcement of sweeping new restrictions on overseas care worker visas has sparked fierce backlash, with many readers warning the move risks pushing the UK’s fragile care system to the brink of collapse.

Under the changes, care homes will no longer be allowed to recruit staff from abroad, a sector that has long relied on foreign workers to plug chronic staff shortages.