Angela Rayner criticises worker visa plans on eve of Labour conference

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Harry Farley , Political correspondent , Harry Sekulich and Paul Gribben Getty Images/ AFP via Getty Images Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said she is concerned about Labour's proposals to change visa rules, which would make it harder for foreign workers to secure permanent residency in the UK.

In an interview with the Times ahead of Labour's annual conference, Rayner questioned Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans, saying they are unfair because they "change the goalposts".

Under the proposals, most migrants would have to wait 10 years to qualify for residency - instead of the current five - while foreign workers on health and social care visas would face a 15-year wait.

Mahmood said the government would make a decision on the immigration overhaul by the end of the year.