Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged the Labour government to retain its proposed 10-year qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), insisting that migrants who enter Britain on temporary work visas should not automatically qualify for permanent residency.
Badenoch made the call in a post on her X account on Monday while sharing a letter addressed to the UK Home Secretary.
She criticised pressure from some Labour lawmakers urging the government to dilute its planned immigration reforms.
The statement reads, “People who come to Britain on temporary work visas should not automatically be able to stay forever.
“This Labour government was right to make that harder. Now their MPs want them to u-turn.
“Conservatives will back Labour’s original plan to help get it through Parliament,” she wrote.
The letter, jointly signed by Badenoch and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, expressed concern over reports that the
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