Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap the right for immigrants to settle in the UK without citizenship could separate parents from children and husbands from wives, experts have warned.

The Reform policy to abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and force immigrants to reapply for five-year visas, while making it harder to obtain citizenship, was also rounded on by industry for threatening economic growth and by NHS chiefs as a “kick in the teeth” for health and care workers that could bring the sector to its knees.

Farage was also facing questions about how much the policy would save from the welfare budget after the think-tank providing the initial costings disowned the figures. Reform was also forced to admit settled EU citizens would be exempt and still get benefits. New Feature

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