UK to unveil migrant settlement overhaul after months of debate

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Interior minister Shabana Mahmood announced reforms to the UK's migrant settlement system, proposing to extend the standard route to permanent residency from five years to 10 years, with some lower-paid workers facing up to a 15-year wait. The move followed a surge in arrivals after Brexit, with roughly 350,000 lower-skilled workers and their dependants…

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