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THE Home Office was slammed today for excluding social care workers for new health and care visas under the new post-Brexit immigration system to come into force in January.
Downing Street confirmed that social care workers will not qualify for the visa when EU freedom of movement ends.
Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said that it was an “insult” to care workers on the front line of the care and coronavirus crisis.
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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
