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LABOUR has accused the government of breaking promises to care workers as new legislation to be debated in the Commons today seeks to increase the immigration health surcharge rather than scrap it.
In May, the government pledged to remove the surcharge for health and care workers who apply to live and work in Britain.
But they are currently still required to pay the annual charge of at least £400 each, including dependents, to be reimbursed later.
The government’s latest asylum proposals abandon labour movement values and fuel division by aping Reform UK, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues