Make it harder to get British citizenship, urges Kemi Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said immigrants could only apply for British citizenship after 15 years of living in the UK.
Badenoch has released her first policy announcement since becoming a leader, and he also said that it is not limited to the holidays retained – paving the way for citizenship – those with criminal records or claiming welfare or social housing should not be granted. people.
In her speech to the BBC, she said that citizenship is a privilege, not only a right, but should be suitable for people who have a “meaningful connection with the UK”.
“After 14 years of shameful Conservative failure, no one will take anything they claim seriously,” said Labour Minister Angela Eagle.
Getting Indefinite Leave (ILR) gives people the right to live, work and study in the UK.
If someone has worked in the UK for five years, you can usually apply for an ILR, although it may be two or three years If they come to the UK with a specific visa.
Currently, a person can apply for UK citizenship after 12 months of indefinite leave.
Conservatives say someone can extend the period of ILR application from five years to 10 years, and then people have to wait another five years before seeking citizenship.
The party hopes the government will adopt the change by amending the border security, asylum and immigration bill to be debated in parliament next week, which will be in 2021.
Speaking to the BBC, Badennock said the current regulations have built “conveyor belts” for those who have just arrived in the country.
She argued that too many people have obtained citizenship through this route, which is “pressure on public services.”
“We need to make sure that the people coming here have a real, meaningful connection to the UK, so there is no criminal record, they should not be net contributors to the economy, not relying on the interests, but people who care about our country and our communities.”
She said she believes the policy will lower the numbers, but won’t say much.
Last year, shortly after becoming leader, Badennock said her party was “wrong” in immigration during the government, Net migration rose to a record 906,000.
There should be a tough ceiling for migration, she said, but refused to say what the hat should be, thinking it would depend on any given time.
Asked if she was panicked by the popularity of Nigel Farage’s reforms in Britain, Badenoch said her party “needs to rebuild trust with the public” and that the public naturally Want to seek the “protest party”.
Many people think Kemi Badenoch will wait some time to reveal detailed policies – she talks about putting forward values rather than policies.
But she said it was not a sign of panic – it was because the government introduced an immigration bill next week, so it makes sense for the Conservatives to list their alternatives now.
But for some, at least in the polls, the surge in British reforms seems obvious to the Conservative Party’s rights, which seems to be a reaction.
Conservative MPs are absolutely worried about reforms.
They blame Labour in an interesting way because they say the Labour government is not popular, but it has become too fast for the public to be prepared to forgive the Conservatives and so they are turning to a third option.
That’s one of the reasons Kemi Badenoch thinks she needs to appear so strongly on this issue, which is related to the question now about many conservative voters.
