POLITICSJun 29 · 05:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJessica Murray Social affairs correspondent

Doubling leave to remain timeframe for UK care workers ‘cruel’, say campaigners

Campaigners criticize the UK government's proposal to double the leave to remain timeframe for care workers to 10 years as 'cruel and unconscionable.' Mike Tapp, a Home Office minister, sparked a political dispute with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood by advocating for excluding care workers from immigration reforms.

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