Nov 2, 2026Politics165 words1 min read

UK Home Secretary Announces New Rules on Settlement for Foreign Workers

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Shabana Mahmood is the UK home secretary. She has new plans for foreign workers in Britain.

The plans change the rules for settlement. Settlement means staying in the UK forever.

Foreign workers must wait longer now. They want to get indefinite leave to remain. This lets them live in the UK with no time limit.

Mahmood talked about her final plans today. She gave more details to the public.

This is a big change for many foreign workers. Some of them are care workers.

Care workers help sick or old people. Many care workers come from other countries.

The UK government wants to control who can stay long-term. This is part of its migration policy.

Migration means people moving to live in a new country.

People are talking about this change across the UK. Some people like the plans. Some people do not.

The news happened at the same time as another political story. It was about a flight for a Commonwealth summit.

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1. Who is Shabana Mahmood?

2. What did Mahmood announce?

3. True or false: Foreign workers must now wait longer before applying to settle.

1. The UK home secretary 2. Changes to settlement rules for foreign workers 3. True

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Shabana Mahmood is the UK _____ secretary.

She has new plans for _____ workers in Britain.

The plans change the rules for _____.

Foreign workers must _____ longer now.

They want to get indefinite leave to _____.

Mahmood talked about her _____ plans today.

Some of them are _____ workers.

Care workers help sick or _____ people.

The UK government wants to control who can stay _____.

This is part of its _____ policy.

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