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• People who have lived in UK for decades fear being ‘locked out’ by eVisas

  06-10-2024 15:39
  Physical documents proving residence rights to be replaced by online visas at end of year despite functionality concernsPeople who have been UK residents for decades are worried they could find themselves “locked out” of the country at the end of the year when eVisas come into force.The scheme means many physical immigration documents such as biometric residence permits (BRPs) or biometric residence cards (BRCs) need to be replaced by online visas, which critics have said do not work
  
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• Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain | Larry Elliott

  06-10-2024 12:32
  
  Regeneration efforts in former coalmining communities have not led to enough job creation Politics is hard because it invariably involves making choices between conflicting objectives. As Keir Starmer is discovering, the need to prioritise means you can’t please all of the people all of the time.Labour wants faster growth, sounder public finances, decarbonisation, prosperity to be shared more evenly between the regions, tougher controls on migration and a reset of Britain’s relations
  
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