Reform UK has announced plans to abolish the right of migrants to settle permanently in the UK - putting thousands at risk of deportation if the party wins the next election. People without British citizenship would have to apply for a visa every five years, meet a higher salary threshold and pass tougher English language tests, with most banned from accessing benefits. But a press conference earlier was short on detail - Nigel Farage side-stepping many questions on who would be affected. Labour

Nigel Farage says Reform UK would abolish ‘indefinite leave to remain’, which allows migrants to apply for permanent residency in the UK after five years. Those who already have settled status would have to reapply for a new, stricter visa, which requires a higher salary threshold and better standard of English. He says it’s intended to reverse the so-called ‘Boriswave’ - the huge rise in legal migration when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davy has branded Reform a