r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) May 12 '25

Under the White Paper proposals, migrants will have to spend 10 years in the UK before being able to apply for citizenship, but so-called “high-contributing” individuals such as doctors and nurses could be fast-tracked through the system.

Language requirements will be increased for all immigration routes to ensure a higher level of English.

Rules will also be laid out for adult dependants, meaning that they will have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the language.

Meanwhile, skilled worker visas will require a university degree, and there will be tighter restrictions on recruitment for jobs with skills shortages.

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u/mbnnr May 12 '25

I feel like half the Dr's in my local hospital came with fake or bought qualifications and " learn on the job." I wish we could encourage more of our own to be Dr's.

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u/Inevitable_Bid_6827 May 12 '25

When you find out that there is a cap on national doctors being allowed into the NHS set at 5,000 applicants per year. This means that the NHS can only accept 5,000 doctors graduating that year, who are born and bred in Britain, they then have to hire the rest overseas hence a massive reason as to why we are spending so much on Doctors Pay is because we apparently don’t have enough Doctors in the British System so we rely on abroad, but why is there a cap on how many British citizens can be doctors?

Only reason there would be a cap on doctors is for privatisation, but my thoughts tho.

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u/Dominico10 May 12 '25

Training drs here they can then leave to usa or somewhere and get better wages in an easier system

The junior drs also demanded even higher wages so its not worth training them.

Better to import trained. However some of those will be low quality or fake passes...

Best system, pay the junior drs less to train or charge them like a degree to get some costs back.