Make it difficult to obtain British citizenship, urge Kemi Badenoch

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said that immigrants should be able to apply for British citizenship after staying in Britain only for 15 years.

One of his first policy announcements since becoming a leader, Badenoch also said that indefinite leave – which paves the way for citizenship – should not be given to those who have criminal records or who have benefits or social housing Claimed.

Talking to the BBC, he said that citizenship was a privilege, not only one right and people with “meaningful relations for the UK”.

Labor Minister Angela Eagle said “no one will take anything seriously after the failure of 14 -year embarrassing Tory that they claim”.

(ILR) Getting indefinite leave to stay gives people the right to stay, work and study in the UK.

It is usually possible for someone to apply for ILR if they have worked for five years in the UK, although it can be two or three years. If he came to the UK on a special visa.

A person can currently apply for British citizenship, after 12 months he has been given indefinite leave.

Orthodoxies say that one should extend the period for five to 10 years before applying for ILR and people should wait for five years before seeking citizenship.

The party wants the government to change its border security, asylum and immigration bills to 2021 due to arguments in Parliament next week.

Talking to the BBC, Badenoch said that the current rules had created a “conveyor belt” for citizenship for those who had just come to the country.

He argued that many people were gaining citizenship through this route and it was “creating a stress on public services”.

“We need to ensure that the people coming here have a real, meaningful relationship for the UK, so there is no criminal record, they should be a pure contributor in the economy, should not rely on profit, but people who who Let’s care about our country and our communities. “

She said that she believes that the policy will reduce the number, but will not say how much.

Last year, soon after becoming a leader, Badenoch said that his party had found “wrong” on immigration during its time in the government, In which net migration increased to a record high level of 906,000.

He has said that there should be a difficult hat on the migration, but refused to say what the cap should be, arguing that it would depend on the situation at any time.

Asked if she was nervous due to Nigel Faraj’s reform UK’s growing popularity, Bedenoch said that his party “needs to rebuild trust with the public” and that the “protest party” to the public It was natural to see.