Politics · 27 July 2026
Andy Burnham wants foreign care workers spared from 15-year settlement waits
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Under current rules, overseas staff usually earn the right to stay permanently after five years. Speaking on the BBC, Andy Burnham promised to review proposals that would force lower-paid health staff to wait up to a decade and a half. During the wide-ranging chat, he also backed tougher conditions for benefit claimants and confirmed his pet dog will never live at Number 10.
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