The General Secretary TUC @nowak_paul is absolutely correct. Foreign National Prison Officers and their families are being let down by the latest announcement by the Home Secretary @ShabanaMahmood and the silence from HMPPS has been awful. That is why I have written to the Home Secretary seeking an urgent meeting with a view to rectifying this situation. Steve Gillan Gen Sec
Under the Earned Settlement model set out before Parliament today, the right to live in the UK permanently will no longer be granted automatically after five years.
Instead, it will be earned.
Under the reforms:
➡️The standard route to settlement will double from five to 10 years
➡️ People who enter illegally, including by small boat, face a wait of up to 30 years to settle
➡️ Care workers who meet the visa requirements will retain a five-year route
➡️ Higher earners on more than £50,000, skilled public service workers and refugees arriving on safe and legal routes will be able to settle in five years
➡️ Migrants who claim benefits face a 20-year wait for settlement
➡️ Migrants with a criminal record will be prevented from settling in the UK
➡️ Migrants will be required to meet A-level standard English to settle in the UK
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has announced changes to car parking fines
- Drivers will have a 5-minute grace period to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after a parking session ends
- A £20 maximum charge on appeal for minor mistakes, such as entering the wrong number plate or not displaying a permit
- Charges will also be cancelled on appeal for breakdowns, medical emergencies or broken ticket machines
- The £100 cap on charges will remain
- The rules will come into force as soon as possible and operators that break them will lose access to DVLA data
🚨 José Mourinho on Manchester City verdict: “I’d rather have a bit of a laugh about it…”.
“Being in my 60s, I’ll have to be lucky enough still to be here when the final verdict arrives”.
“Now a ruling will come, then an appeal… I’ll be 80!”, Mourinho told @CorSport.
No victim of modern slavery should be trapped with an exploitative employer because of their immigration status.
From today, recognised victims on Skilled Worker visas can leave abusive employers and work elsewhere without risking their immigration status.
16 - Tonight was the 16th time in the last five seasons that Arsenal haven't allowed a shot on target in a Premier League game, twice as many as any other side in that time (Liverpool, 8).
Solid.
3 key changes to booking a driving test 🚗
1. Only you (not your driving instructor) can book or manage your car driving test
2. You can only make 2 changes to your driving test booking
3. You can only move your test to one of the nearest 3 test centres
Find out more at https://t.co/9EM0bIxihP
One thing you quickly learn living in the UK is how often the phonetic alphabet is used to spell things out clearly, especially over the phone.
I use it almost every minute at work 😭
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.
Are you familiar with it?