Kemi Badenoch pledges to ban migrants who claim benefits from becoming UK citizens

Migrants who claim benefits will be banned from ever settling in Britain under Tory plans to tackle immigration. Under Mrs Badenoch’s first major policy announcement as Tory leader, applicants will face stringent new conditions before the right to settle is granted, including demonstrating that they have never claimed benefits or used social housing. Kemi Badenoch will announce plans for tightening of the rules that allow migrants who arrive on work visas to settle permanently Applicants will face stringent new conditions before the right to settle is granted, including demonstrating that they have never claimed benefits The period before migrants can claim ‘indefinite leave to remain’ will be doubled from five years to ten And new conditions for those seeking to gain British citizenship would also be imposed, including increasing the waiting period from one year to five. Tory sources said Mrs Badenoch is also considering whether to commit the party to withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights Your browser does not support iframes. Mrs Badenoch’s decision to make immigration the focus of her first big policy intervention underlines Tory determination to try to neutralise the threat posed by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.