Indefinite leave to remain: new bid to stop longer waits for workers
A new parliamentary proposal would protect existing UK work visa holders. Our comparison explains why visa renewals and an earlier right to settle differ.
Member of Parliament for Poole
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Member of Parliament for Poole.
Neil Duncan-Jordan is the Labour member of the British Parliament for Poole, first elected in July 2024. He studied journalism at Bournemouth University and worked for the National Pensioners Convention and the public-service trade union UNISON before entering Parliament.
He has proposed protecting existing Skilled Worker visa holders and their dependent families from tougher settlement rules. Daylight Post's report on indefinite leave to remain explains how that proposal differs from the government's targeted protections for earlier workers.
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