- UK Care Homes will be barred from recruiting overseas workers in a government effort to reduce net migration to significantly below 500,000 annually.
- The move is part of Labour's new migration strategy, aiming to address challenges posed by Nigel Farage and his Reform party.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper cited high immigration levels and a lack of domestic training as factors "undermining the economy."
- The crackdown on care worker visas follows a significant increase in overseas recruitment in the sector.
- Concerns have been raised about the potential impact on already strained Care Homes, with some facing possible closure due to staffing shortages.
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