immigration system that would prevent thousands of foreign care workers coming to Britain has been branded a “disastrous mistake” that will add to the crisis in social care.
Priti Patel, the Conservative Home Secretary, has sparked fury by excluding care workers from a fast-track “health and care” visa unveiled as part of plans for the UK’s points-based immigration system.
Under the points-based system the UK will close its borders to lower-paid workers or those who cannot speak English after the country leaves the EU at the end of the transition period in January.
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